Ukrainian soldiers are shooting down friendly drones. Companies making them say it's the cost of a chaotic war.

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Orange smoke is lit up orange as a figure fires a gun in the air in a field at night time
Ukrainian soldiers see numerous drones on the battlefield, and it's not always clear which side they belong to.

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A company helping US allies counter Iran's drones in the Middle East says its tech wouldn't be where it is without Ukraine

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A man in a blue vest squats beside a large black-colored drone that is damaged and lying on a grassy ground
Experience against Russia's Shahed-style drones helped Robin Radar be ready against Iranian attacks.

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Not getting the Western weapons it wanted drove Ukraine to create the gear and tactics the West now seeks

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A man in camouflage gear and a helet launches a dark grey drone in the air under a blue sky and in a field of withered sunflowers
The West is interested in the weaponry and tactics Ukraine developed in part as a result of its shortages of other weaponry.

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The US military flew an experimental, hybrid-electric stealth drone shaped like the B-2 Spirit

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The XRQ-73 taking off.
The XRQ-73 flew in April in California, DARPA said.

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The war in Ukraine is forcing a rethink of the Western obsession with 'perfect' weapons

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A man in camouflage walks down steps at the edge of a muddy trench, holding a grey drone
Ukraine is showing Western allies that they can't keep relying solely on highly advanced, perfect weaponry.

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Ukraine struck a luxury skyscraper 4 miles from the Kremlin, threatening Moscow's Victory Day parade

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A general view shows a skyscraper of the House on Mosfilmovskaya residential complex in 2016.
The House on Mosfilmovskaya complex, or Mosfilm tower, is located in one of Moscow's upscale neighborhoods.

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Russia has a shortage of the air defense missiles it needs to fight drones: Ukraine's military chief

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A Russian Pantsir-SMD-E air defense missile system is on display at Al-Maktoum International Airport during the Dubai Airshow 2025 in Dubai.
One of Russia's primary weapons against Ukraine's drones is the Pantsir missile system.

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Russians turned a recon drone into an extended-range mothership for its FPV quadcopters

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Russian soldier holds an Orlan-10.
Russian troops use the Orlan-10 primarily as a reconnaissance drone, but it was recently seen carrying FPV quadcopters under its wings.

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A Ukrainian drone company says it's teaming up with a US firm because staying home means getting 'eliminated'

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A man bends over a small stack of drones on a blue surface with stacks of small black drones behind him in a room
Ukraine's General Cherry makes FPV and interceptor drones.

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This Ukrainian counter-drone company is worried about missing its moment in the Iran war

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A man in a green balaclava holds a small black interceptor in a sunny blue sky
Ukrainian company General Cherry makes drones and interceptor drones.

AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky

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