Backpack drones with lasers are taking a critical job from multimillion-dollar aircraft and protecting pilots in the process

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A man in camoflage gear squats and takes a pale-colored drone out of a camoflage backpack, with a vehicle and another person behind him, all outdoors
PDW says its C100 drone is "packbackable," giving soldiers portable power.

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NATO's air policing mission is getting riskier for the F-35s, Gripens, F-16s, and other fighter jets at the front

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A grey fighter jet in the air pictured from the inside of another aircraft flying above, with the silhouette of some people in front of the camera visable in the foreground
Spain's Eurofighter Typhoon military fighter jets are among the host of jets participating in NATO's Baltic Air Policing Mission, pictured here in Lithuanian airspace.

AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis

Photos show an F-35 flaunting a fresh kill marking after the stealth fighter made NATO history by downing Russian drones

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A grey fighter jet in the sky with a new drone-shaped marking under the cockpit circled in red
The Dutch F-35 was pictured with a new marking.

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Lockheed Martin says the US is interested in its '5th-generation-plus' F-35 that uses tech from its failed 6th-generation bid

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Lockheed Martin's CEO says its idea of an F-35 stealth fighter upgraded with sixth-generation technology has the US government's keen interest.
Lockheed Martin's CEO says its idea of an F-35 stealth fighter upgraded with sixth-generation technology has the US government's keen interest.

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Why did an F-35 fall out of the sky and explode in Alaska? Ice made it think it was on the ground.

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Air Force F-35A over Alaska
Two F-35As over the Alaska-Canada Highway en route to their new home with the 354th Fighter Wing at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska, April 21, 2020.

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Switzerland is eyeing cuts to its F-35 stealth fighter order amid price battles with the US

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F-35 flying over snow-covered mountains.
The F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter, a fifth-gen fighter facing new challenges.

U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Rufus

Spain is passing on the F-35, looking instead at European fighters as anxiety over Trump has had US allies rethinking the jet

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A US F-35 flies over Jacksonville Naval Air Station in Florida in October 2024.
A US F-35 flies over Jacksonville Naval Air Station in Florida in October 2024.

US Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nicholas Rupiper

In an F-35 funding fight, Musk will need to win over a skeptical Congress and Trump

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A US F-35 in flight.
A US F-35 in flight.

US Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jack Rodgers

Elon Musk calls F-35 makers 'idiots' while championing drone tech

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Elon Musk is calling F-35 makers "idiots" for building manned jets while drone technology soars. Here's what experts say on the subject.

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Elon Musk said the F-35's makers are 'idiots' for still building manned jets as drone tech rises

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An F-35 flies in the sky and Elon Musk is dressed in a suit and tie in separate photos.
Elon Musk is criticizing the F-35, tweeting that it has a "shit design."

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