Ukraine's drone-on-drone war is kicking into high gear

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Two Ukrainian crew members of an interceptor squad prepare a Sting drone from within a truck.
An interceptor crew prepares a Sting drone from their civilian vehicle. The pilot who spoke to Business Insider is the man on the left.

Wild Hornets

The country at the heart of NATO couldn't jam and keep track of mystery drones flying over a key military base

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Flags of NATO members fly at the NATO headquarters in Brussels.
Belgium said on Sunday that it failed to jam drones over one of its most vital military bases and lost track of one drone that multiple vehicles were deployed to pursue.

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Ukraine's cheap interceptor drones are rewriting the rules of war

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Ukrainian holds the Sting, their face shrouded in shadow as the sun dips over the horizon.
A Ukrainian fighter holds a Sting, a $2,500 interceptor drone created by the Wild Hornets.

Wild Hornets

About a year into Russia's war, a Ukrainian drone instructor pitched what sounded to troops like science fiction: flying quadcopters into Moscow's scout drones midair.

Ukraine's drone operators say they have to negotiate safe passage past friendly jammers, sometimes over group chat

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A man in camoflage gear and a helmet stands holding a large grey drone with blue tape on it, with another man assisting, in tall grass and under a blue sky
Ukraine needs drones for its defense, but it needs to make sure its own electronic warfare doesn't get in its way.

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A Ukrainian startup is turning to AI to outsmart the Russian ambush drones blowing up supply trucks

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A mockup shows a quadcopter drone flying over a supply road while detecting explosive threats on the ground.
A mockup of Blue Eyes' function shows how Dropla intends for the real-time surveillance product to be used.

Dropla

Former Air Force drone operator says the job isn't like a video game. 'There's not a single game in the world that can prep you.'

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A man in military uniform standing in front of large drone.
Tanner Yackley standing in front of a military drone.

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Europe is making a cheap anti-drone rocket for Ukraine that blasts a cloud of steel balls

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An overview photo of the FZ123 warhead on a table.
A to-scale model of the FZ123 warhead.

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Russians say they found unjammable fiber-optic drones in Ukraine's uncrewed sea vehicles

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An FPV drone equipped with fiber-optic long-distance data transmission is seen during training by Polish soldiers.
Russian reports say that fiber-optic drones have been found on board a Ukrainian naval drone that acted as a carrier.

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A Russian decoy for the Shahed was found with cameras on its back, highlighting how Moscow is adapting in the drone war

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A Ukrainian official inspects the remains of a Gerbera in July 2025.
Gerberas, such as the one pictured here in Kharkiv, are typically made of wood, plastic, or foam to keep costs down.

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The world feared Ukraine would fall to Russia in days. Now it's teaching NATO forces how to fight a new kind of war.

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A Ukrainian mobile fire group opens fire into the sky.
Ukraine has been sending out machine gun crews with trucks to take down Shaheds, a tactic born out of necessity.

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