Zelenskyy makes a pitch to Silicon Valley's defense startups: Bring your AI, we'll bring the battle experience

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is hoping to build stronger ties with Silicon Valley.

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Ukraine has a war lesson for NATO forces: Drone units need to be constantly on the move with command centers buried deep

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Ukraine keeps its drone units and command posts on the move and concealed where it can, including by putting them underground.

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Ukraine's new mid-range strike drones are turning Russia's once-safe rear areas into new kill zones

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Ukraine is targeting a new distance from the frontline with drones and says it's causing big issues for Russia.

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Russia is turning more of its Shaheds into operator-guided drones that can hunt moving targets and dodge defenses

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A Russian Shahed drone filmed by Ukrainian air defenses.
Russia is converting a growing number of Shahed drones from one-way attack drones into operator-guided aircraft.

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Russia once saved drones for bigger targets. Now they're so cheap it'll send as many as 15 after just one Ukrainian soldier.

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The growing number and cheap cost of drones mean Russia can send more after every Ukrainian soldier.

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Russia is arming attack drones with new electronic defenses to fight off Ukrainian interceptors

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Ukrainian soldiers prepare to launch an interceptor drone during an air defense operation near the Donetsk front line on May 12, 2026.
Russia is arming Shaheds with electronic warfare to make them more survivable against Ukrainian interceptor drones.

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The US is dangerously exposed to drone attacks, a detection company warns, saying it's concerning just how easy they are to arm and launch

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The new proliferation of drones exposes how US defense isn't ready, industry insiders say.

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Western arms makers are lining up to test their weapons on Ukraine's battlefields

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Participants of the Brave1 defense tech platform share new FPV drone developments and conduct tests.
A growing number of international companies are testing their defense technology in Ukraine.

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With the US Army watching, defense industry operators turned a logistics drone into a flying rocket launcher

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A drone fires a rocket in the sky.
The TRV 150 fired a 70mm Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System rocket during the recent test.

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Ukraine says Russia is using a new jet-powered attack drone in response to its interceptors

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A Ukrainian soldier returns an interceptor drone after a test flight near Kyiv.
Ukraine said Monday that its interceptor drones have led to the emergence of Russian jet-powered drones.

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