Ukrainian soldiers armed with scissors say they cut any fiber-optic drone cable they see — even if it might be their own

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A hand holds thin pale wires above a grassy ground
Fiber-optic drones can't be jammed, but can be stopped by destroying the cables that control them.

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Ukraine's drone war showed the West it needs to view small drones less like prized gear and more like expendable ammo

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A man in camouflage gear stands with his back turned and holding a small drone while standing on snowy and muddy ground under a cloudy sky
Ukraine's allies want to learn as much as possible from how it's conducting drone warfare.

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A Ukrainian drone pilot found a hidden Russian arsenal, only to discover it was filled with horses and old cars

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Three Lada off-road vehicles can be seen in front of two horses.
Cosmos' drone flew inside a warehouse to spot two horses, several Lada vehicles, and two motorbikes.

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Working with Ukrainian troops convinced this elite British Army infantry battalion to go all in on drones

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A man in camouflage gear runs on a muddy and snowy field while holding a grey drone in the sky, under a grey sky and with a few trees behind him
Drones have been hugely influential for Ukraine, and allies like the UK are paying attention.

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Power banks, body warmers, and antifreeze: Ukrainian troops tell us how they survive deep winter out in the trenches

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Two Ukrainian soldiers hold rifles as they walk along a trench line in Kharkiv.
Ukrainian soldiers walk along a trench in Kharkiv.

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Lasers, jammer guns, and mobile turrets at Asia's biggest aviation event show how the counter-drone craze is taking hold

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A quadcopter is seen mounted on an open box.
The Iron Drone Raider by ONDAS at the Singapore Airshow.

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The new US Army drone course is teaching soldiers that drones aren't always the right weapon

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Two men in green camouflage gear walk across a snowy field holding a large grey drone, with a grey sky and trees behind them.
The proliferation of drones in Ukraine and other conflicts has pushed the US Army to create new drone warfare training.

Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Airbus is making a rugged tablet for helicopter crews to control a drone team while flying at high speed

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A Singaporean helicopter crew operator uses an HTeaming tablet.
The HTeaming tablet is meant to be used comfortably on the operator's lap within the cabin.

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Ukraine showed a British unit that it needs to 3D-print drone parts and be able to do it close to the fight

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Multiple arms hold the grey shape of a drone body, with one person wearing camouflage clothing visible
Ukrainian soldiers are 3D printing drone bodies, parts, and bombs, and the UK is paying attention.

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This US Army drone school is training students on what it's like to be hunted

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US Army soldiers during drone operator training.
US Army personnel fly the commercial UAS First Person View simulators during the inaugural Unmanned Advanced Lethality Course (UALC) at Fort Rucker.

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