Robotics industry insider says the future is one soldier backed by AI controlling swarms of drones

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A man in khaki gear and black goggles holds a controller with a small black drone in the blue sky behind him
Moving past an operator controlling one drone would be gamechanging.

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Ukraine's ground robots are surging in popularity, but have yet to carry out even 1% of its total drone missions

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A participant uses a remote control to operate an uncrewed ground vehicle.
Uncrewed Ground Vehicles are emerging quickly in Ukraine, but only carried out 2,000 combat missions compared to 304,000 UAV combat missions in November.

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Russia is throwing more of its new jet-powered Shaheds at Ukraine, but interceptor drones are rising to match them

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A black-and-white image shows the rear of a Geran-3 while in flight.
Serhii Sternenko published footage of what appears to be a jet-powered Geran-3 being approached from behind in the air.

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What a drone maker on NATO's front line says the West needs for future wars

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A small black object with small wings stands upright on a sandy groud with grass and trees in the background
Latvia's Origin Robotics is working with Ukraine and NATO militaries.

Janis Laizans/REUTERS

Ukrainians are live-testing a drone truck that can scoot and shoot with a .50 caliber gun turret

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A Protector UGV holds position while its turret fires on a target at a firing range.
The Protector UGV is seen with a mounted M2 Browning machine gun firing on a target at a range.

Screenshot via Facebook/Ukrainian Armored Vehicles

A European startup is building these football-sized mini-missiles to destroy Russian drones

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Two developers watch the launch of a prototype with the Kreuger-100XR's sensors.
NAD has been testing various components of the Kreuger-100XR by launching with a rudimentary catapult. The final product is also designed to be as simple to launch.

Nordic Air Defence

Ukrainians are pushing small quadcopters to attack nearly 40 miles behind enemy lines

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The first-person-view of a light drone is seen on the left as it flies toward a truck. On the right is a Ukrainian drone pilot with a drone controller looking at a quadcopter.
A Ukrainian unit in the SBU said it conducted FPV drone strikes at a range of over 60 km, or about 37 miles.

Ivan Franko Group and Zinchenko/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images

Heavy fog is punishing Ukraine's drones in the key city of Pokrovsk, where Russians are attacking on motorbikes and cars

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Three Russian soldiers ride on motorbikes.
A small convoy of Russian troops on motorbikes and civilian cars in Pokrovsk indicates that the Kremlin is pushing deeper into the city under the cover of fog.

SOCIAL MEDIA/Social Media via REUTERS

The West is starting to wake up to the drone threat — and just how unprepared it is, DroneShield CEO says

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An Airbus A319 from Brussels Airlines flies over a sign that reads 'No Drone Zone' placed near the Brussels-National Airport in Steenokkerzeel, Belgium.
An Airbus A319 from Brussels Airlines flies over a sign that reads 'No Drone Zone' placed near the Brussels-National Airport in Steenokkerzeel, Belgium.

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The Venezuelan army's FPV drone simulator looks a lot like this $3.99 video game

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Two screenshots of social media videos show the Venezuelan military academy's drone simulators in action.
Venezuela's military academy for its army showcased several "FPV drone simulators" that resemble arcade machines but are likely loaded with a publicly available video game.

Screenshots by Business Insider/Military Academy of the Bolivarian Army of Venezuela

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