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US allies are scrambling to buy Ukraine's counter-drone tech, but gear alone isn't enough to defeat the Shahed threat

Tue, 03/31/2026 - 09:07

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A man in a black hoodie stands wearing googles and holding a controller looking at a black interceptor drone in a cloudy sky — Ukraine's interceptor drones have caught allies' eyes as a low-cost way to stop enemy drones.
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Ukraine is developing interceptor drone swarms to defend against Russian attacks

Mon, 03/30/2026 - 11:32

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An interceptor drone used by the Khanter (Hunter) group of Ukraine's 208th Khersonska Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade flies in the sky as the unit carries out combat missions in Ukraine, March 4, 2026. — A Ukrainian interceptor drone takes flight earlier this month.
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Military & Defense, Ukraine, Russia, Drones, warfare-big-bet

Drones haven't won the fight in Ukraine. That matters as the West learns new ways of war.

Fri, 03/27/2026 - 05:20

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Two figures in green look at a grey drone flying in the air, over a brown field and under a blue sky — Ukraine and Russia are using more drones than have ever been seen in war, but neither side has won.
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Russia is adding fiber-optic cables to its cheap 'Molniya' strike drones, making them unjammable

Thu, 03/19/2026 - 11:59

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A Russian Molniya drone above the battlefield in Ukraine. — A Russian Molniya drone.
Skif Group via Ministry of Defense of Ukraine/Screengrab

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Alpine Eagle is scaling counter-drone production as Europe races to close its air-defence gap

Thu, 03/19/2026 - 05:58

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The Munich startup’s airborne Sentinel system has been tested in Ukraine and alongside US and UK forces, now it’s planning a 2,000-square-metre production facility and quadrupling its headcount. The cost asymmetry that defines modern drone warfare is by now well documented. In April 2024, Iran launched roughly 300 drones and missiles at Israel. Defenders intercepted […]