Ukrainian soldiers are being trained for bomb-dropping drones — with water balloons

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A man in camouflage clothing and a hat and with a green balaclava covering his face holds a grey drone in the air with grass and trees behind him
Ukrainian soldiers are learning drone warfare techniques from Western allies in a UK-led program.

JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP

Ukraine says its long-range drones attacked a Russian factory making warheads for its deadly Shaheds

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A Ukrainian officer examines a downed Shahed drone with a thermobaric charge launched by Russia in a research laboratory in an undisclosed location in Ukraine on Nov. 14, 2024.
The Shahed is an Iranian-designed drone that Russia now produces in large quantities at home.

AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky

Europe's drone push exposes gaps in defense readiness

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A Tekever uncrewed aerial vehicle on the ground.
European defense companies like Portugal's Tekever are developing drones used on the battlefield in Ukraine.

TEKEVER

What the US Army is flying is around 90% crewed, 10% drone. Leadership wants to flip that.

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ah64 apache attack helicopter
The US Army's aviation portfolio is set for a massive overhaul in the coming years.

Tech. Sgt. Matt Hecht/US Air Force

Wild videos capture fiery scenes from a massive Ukrainian drone attack on Russian bombers shielded by tires

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A screengrab shows a Ukrainian drone strike on a Russian bomber aircraft.
Ukraine carried out a massive drone attack targeting Russian aircraft on Sunday.

Screenshot/Video obtained by BI

A 17-year-old designed a cheaper, more efficient drone. The Department of Defense just awarded him $23,000 for it.

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teenage boy sitting at a desk covered in electronics and wiring in a white room
Cooper Taylor poses with his drone circuit board.

Normin Taylor

How are drones changing war? Companies are now pitching new shotguns, rifle kits, and ammo as last-resort drone killers.

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A man wearing camouflage carries a riffle with an attachment for counter drones. The background is a leafy green forest.
The counter-drone fight involves a layered system of electronic warfare systems, signal jamming, and kinetic weapons.

Kinard Technologies

Russia's attack drones are flying higher and faster. A Ukrainian air defender says old machine guns aren't enough to kill them anymore.

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Ukrainian servicemen of the mobile anti-aircraft fire group of the 112th Territorial Defense Brigade prepare anti-UAV machine guns on November 24, 2024 in Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine.
Ukrainian mobile air defense units use truck-mounted machine guns to shoot down Russian drones.

Photo by Yevhenii Vasyliev/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images

Ukraine is using helium-filled balloons to extend the range of its attack drones

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Aerobavovna develops tethered aerostat systems equipped with specialized equipment.
Aerobavovna develops aerostat systems with specialized equipment.

Aerobavovna

Ukraine says its unusual missile-armed sea drones have scored hits on multiple Russian helicopters in the Black Sea

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A still from video footage shows a Russian helicopter in the sky above the Black Sea.
A still from video footage shows a Russian helicopter in the sky above the Black Sea.

Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine/Screengrab via Telegram

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