A NATO-Russia war would be bloodier than Ukraine, where 'golden hour' is already gone, officer says

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Finnish soldiers at Vuosanka near Kajaani as British soldiers train during a major exercise on NATO's border with Russia.
A senior Ukrainian officer said NATO would suffer heavy losses in a war against Russia.

Owen Humphreys/PA Images via Getty Images

A Russian soldier surrendered by writing 'Please take me prisoner, I want to live' on cardboard seen by a drone, units say

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A pale building with two pieces of cardboard in the window
Ukrainian units said drone pilots saw surrender messages displayed by a Russian soldier.

16th Army Corps

After hammering Russian ships on the open ocean, Ukraine's drone boats appear to be taking the fight into new waters

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The front of a dark-grey drone in a channel of water with golden foliage on both sides
Ukraine has a growing fleet of river drones to hunt more Russian targets.

40th Separate Coastal Defense Brigade

NATO is looking to Ukraine for ways to kill drones without wasting expensive missiles

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A US Army soldier launches an AS3 Surveyor interceptor drone during a live-fire demonstration at the Deba training grounds in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland, on November 18, 2025.
NATO has identified interceptor drones as a promising new tool for air defense.

Artur Widak/Anadolu via Getty Images

Drones keep shutting down European airports. This hybrid warfare could be a sign of worse to come, one analyst says.

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The Danish police are seen at Copenhagen Airport, in Kastrup near Copenhagen, on September 22, 2025.
Danish police at Copenhagen Airport on September 22.

STEVEN KNAP/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images

Taiwan needs to flood the battlefield with cheap, mobile, and survivable weapons to counter China, former senior military officer says

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Two people wearing camouflage crouch in front of a rotary-wing drone that's sitting on a patch of greenish brown grass.
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Taiwan's drone push needs its powerhouse industries, former US commerce official says

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A group of Taiwanese men stand in a line under a tent. One man wearing camouflage is presenting a small grey drone, which is flying in the foreground.
Taiwan's government has prioritized the increasing use, investment, and development of drone systems.

I-Hwa Cheng/AFP

Under threat, Ukraine’s drone schools are going to great lengths to stay off Russia's radar

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A silhouetted figure reaching up and launching a drone with other figures, the sun, and a vehicle behind them
Ukraine's drone operators are key to its fight against Russia's invasion.

PETRO ZADOROZHNYY / AFP

Ukrainian drones hit a Russian 'shadow fleet' tanker in the Mediterranean Sea for the first time, security official says

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A view of the Qendil captured by a drone over the Mediterranean Sea.
The oil tanker Qendil in the Mediterranean Sea before the attack.

Screengrab via Security Service of Ukraine video

In a first, a US Navy warship in the Middle East just launched a one-way attack drone

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A Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) successfully launches from the flight deck of the Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32) while operating in the Arabian Gulf, Dec. 16.
A US warship launched a one-way attack drone for the first time this week.

US Army photo by Spc. Kayla McGuire

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