Russia is experimenting in Ukraine's robot war with uncrewed rocket launchers, hoverboards, and a box on wheels

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Two Russian TOS-1A multiple-launch rocket systems navigate muddy terrain.
A Russian firm is reportedly working on an uncrewed version of the TOS-1A multiple-launch rocket system, pictured here, among other ground-based drones that the Kremlin is trialing.

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A NATO drone maker is testing its weapons in Ukraine — with its CEO actually heading to the battlefield to see it firsthand

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Ukrainian servicemen who recently returned from the trenches of Bakhmut walk on a street in Chasiv Yar, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 8, 2023.
Ukrainian servicemen who recently returned from the trenches of Bakhmut walk on a street in Chasiv Yar, Ukraine on March 8, 2023.

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A $2,500 interceptor drone built to destroy Iranian Shaheds was recorded flying at the speed of a bullet train

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A Ukrainian holds the Sting, an interceptor drone created by the Wild Hornets.
Ukraine has seen limited use of interceptor drones to down the Shahed, but has in recent months been driving hard at development to counter Russia's growing drone waves.

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Video shows British-made fighter missiles, modified in 3 months to launch from the ground, scoring Russian drone kills

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A Ukrainian Asraam missile flies to strike a Russian drone.
The UK's defense ministry says Ukraine has fired over 400 modified Asraam missiles with the Raven and had a success rate of over 70%.

Ukrainian Air Force via YouTube/Screenshot

Drones in Ukraine show the way Western militaries are run is 'outdated,' UK warns

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A man in combat dress holds a large drone in the air as he walks over planks of wood over a trench
Drone operators of the 3rd Assault Brigade are seen working at positions near the frontline in the direction of Borova, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine.

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The Air Force Secretary said Elon Musk 'needs to learn a little bit more about the business' before deriding crewed fighter jets

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Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall and Elon Musk are seen dressed in suits in separate close-ups.
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said he has "a lot of respect" for Elon Musk as an engineer, but said the billionaire is no warfighter.

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Ukraine's front-line fighters and dronemakers are trying to crowdfund their way to Russia's defeat through cheap strikes

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A drone carrying a large $100 bill
Ukrainian dronemakers are crowdfunding to make precision munitions out of commercial parts, sparking a new era of how directly civilians can contribute to the battlefield.

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Russia appears to be stepping up its use of decoy drones to outwit Ukrainian air defenses

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A man holding a drone detector.
A Ukrainian energy grid employee holds a device to detect Russian explosive drones.

Florent VERGNES / AFP

China is menacing Taiwan with a drone swarm attack — and the US is playing catch-up

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Soldiers crouch down as they direct a drone in Anhui province, China.
Militaries are gearing up for a new kind of warfare in which soldiers battle with drone swarms. Pictured, soldiers direct a drone in Anhui province, China.

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Video shows the apparent destruction of a $10M Russian air defense system with a cheap drone worth a few hundred dollars

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A composite image shows a Russian Osa system firing rocket on top of green grass and against a blue sky beside a still from video footage that shows a weapons system smoking
A composite image shows a Russian Osa system and a still from footage that Ukraine said showed an Osa destroyed by a drone.

Russian Defense Ministry Press Service photo via AP; GUR; Business Insider

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