US allies are scrambling to buy Ukraine's counter-drone tech, but gear alone isn't enough to defeat the Shahed threat

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A man in a black hoodie stands wearing googles and holding a controller looking at a black interceptor drone in a cloudy sky
Ukraine's interceptor drones have caught allies' eyes as a low-cost way to stop enemy drones.

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Drones haven't won the fight in Ukraine. That matters as the West learns new ways of war.

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Ukraine and Russia are using more drones than have ever been seen in war, but neither side has won.

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The West is embracing drone crashes and losses as the costs of learning — but with limits

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A man looks at a screen sitting in a field with a black drone in the air above him
Ukraine's experience of drone warfare is pushing allies to train for it, and treat drones differently from other weaponry.

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Ukraine says it can arm allies with 1,000 anti-Shahed interceptors a day, maybe more, if it gets more investment

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A man in camouflage gear squats in a yellow field holding a silver drone
Allies' interest in Ukraine's knowledge and technology for how to stop drone attacks has soared, and it says it wants to help.

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One Ukrainian operation holds some of the most important lessons for the West as it readies for future drone wars

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A still from video footage shows a firey explosion beside a grey jet on an airfield with 'Failsafe' written in capital red letters over the footage
Ukraine conducted a devastating, large-scale, and new type of drone attack on Russian military bombers in Siberia.

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Iran's Shahed war is turning into booming business for the world's small drone manufacturers

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A Ukrainian soldier holds an interceptor drone in the air with one hand.
A soldier from the Khanter group of Ukraine's 208th Khersonska Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade holds an interceptor drone.

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US Army officers say battlefield leaders facing new drone threats have another problem to deal with — it's information overload

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US Army soldiers with the 2d Cavalry Regiment are absorbing lessons learned from the war in Ukraine as they train with Ukrainian troops and test new methods.
US Army soldiers with the 2d Cavalry Regiment are absorbing lessons learned from the war in Ukraine as they train with Ukrainian troops and test new methods.

U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Rebecca Call

The US is sending a new drone-killer to the Middle East. It's logged over 1,000 Shahed intercepts over Ukraine.

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Two soldiers prepare the AS3 Surveyor interceptor.
A Polish Army soldier prepares an AS3 Surveyor interceptor drone.

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The new era of drone warfare is creating a new level of risk for civilians, even when they're not the target

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A large black drone on the ground, with a man in camouflage bending beside it and gesturing to a small metal drum-shaped object beside it
Shahed-style drones are being used in huge volumes by Russia and Iran, and shooting them down can cause problems.

AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky

Ukrainian troops say their hard-won lessons on Iranian Shaheds apply far beyond their war at home

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A damaged large black drone and other scraps lying in a field with two men standing beside holding a white tarp
Ukraine has developed new ways to take down Shahed-style drones. Now the US is facing Shaheds in the Middle East.

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