Ukraine says it's making more exploding drones to use instead of artillery as ammo supplies from its allies falter

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A soldier with Ukraine's 58th Independent Motorized Infantry Brigade catches a drone while testing it in a trench
A soldier with Ukraine's 58th Independent Motorized Infantry Brigade catches a drone while testing it near Bakhmut, Ukraine, in November 2022.

REUTERS/Leah Millis

Exploding attack drones causing chaos in the Middle East are no match for US Navy warships, former captains say

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The Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Stout (DDG 55) launched a Standard Missile (SM) 2 during an exercise (MSLEX).
The Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Stout (DDG 55) launched a Standard Missile (SM) 2 during an exercise (MSLEX).

US Navy photo by Lt. Laura Radspinner/Released

Houthi attacks are soaring, and it's not just the US Navy shooting their weapons out of the sky

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The French Navy frigate Languedoc.
The French Navy frigate Languedoc.

French military photo

US Navy brags in game-day video a destroyer is 22-0 against the missiles and other threats Iran-backed rebels are throwing around

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A missile is fired from the USS Carney.
A missile is fired from the USS Carney.

Screengrab via US Navy

US Air Force announces retention bonuses of up to $600,000 in desperate bid to fix pilot shortage

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US Air Force personnel with Joby's experimental eVTOL.
US Air Force personnel with Joby's experimental eVTOL.

Joby Aviation

2 drones fired at French warship from port held by Iran-backed rebels in Yemen shot down

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French frigate FS Languedoc front, sails alongside the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) in the Mediterranean Sea, March 27, 2021.
French frigate FS Languedoc front, sails alongside the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) in the Mediterranean Sea, March 27, 2021.

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Sawyer Haskins

US Navy warships don't have to worry much about the missiles the Houthis keep throwing around, but not everyone can say the same

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Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) stand watch in the ship's Combat Information Center during an operation to defeat a combination of Houthi missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles, Oct.

Russia is painting drones black so they are harder to spot at night, UK intel says

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Darkened drone parts on top of gravel
A photo shared by the National Guard of Ukraine that it said showed downed Russian drones.

Telegram/National Guard of Ukraine

Russian forces are killing their own wounded with drones to stop them from surrendering, Ukrainian officials say

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A Russian soldier in combat gear puts a wing on a drone against a blue sky
A photo taken from video released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service in August 2022 shows a Russian serviceman preparing a reconnaissance drone.

Russian Defense Ministry Press Service photo via AP

Photos offer an up-close look at how Ukrainian soldiers rig their drones with deadly explosives

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Ukrainian FPV drone unit from the 53rd Mechanized Brigade, launching RPG warhead armed FPV munitions towards Russian positions in Donetsk Oblast.
Ukrainian FPV drone unit from the 53rd Mechanized Brigade, launching RPG warhead armed FPV munitions towards Russian positions in Donetsk Oblast.

General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

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