US Army soldiers are learning to treat the sky above as a source of danger and listen for the buzz of enemy drones

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A 2d Cavalry Regiment soldier prepares a drone during Project Flytrap at Pabradė Training Area, Lithuania, May 8, 2026.
A 2d Cavalry Regiment soldier prepares a drone during Project Flytrap at Pabradė Training Area, Lithuania, May 8, 2026.

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Alex Karp is gobsmacked that Germany's military is snubbing Palantir

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Palantir CEO Alex Karp speaking at an event in Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum.
Palantir CEO Alex Karp discussed Germany's reluctance to use Palantir's products in an interview with BILD.

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US Army Ranger School soldiers are fixing bayonets as they train for brutal future fights

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An Army Ranger Course student attacks a target on the new bayonet assault course on April 21, 2026, at Fort Benning, Georgia.
An Army Ranger Course student attacks a target on the new bayonet assault course on April 21, 2026, at Fort Benning, Georgia.

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Moscow is banning almost everyone from posting on social media about damage from Ukraine's drone strikes

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Putin and Sobyanin hold candles and speak at an Orthodox Easter Service.
The office of Moscow's mayor, Sergei Sobyanin, pictured left, introduced the new measure on Wednesday.

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We were inside a Kyiv bomb shelter as Russia's daytime drone attack turned into unrelenting overnight missile fire

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Ukrainian servicemen of a mobile antiaircraft group work on a pickup truck with a machine gun.
Ukrainian forces battled hundreds of Russian drones and missiles on Wednesday and into Thursday.

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Trump's Pentagon is looking to 'disruptive' defense newcomers to build large stockpiles of cheap missiles for future wars

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A Trident II D5 missile launched from an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine during a test launch in 2019.
A Trident II D5 missile launched from an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine during a test launch.

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Why militaries well-equipped to fight enemy aircraft and missiles may still struggle to confront the drone threat

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A man in camouflage gear holds a large grey drone on his shoulder walks across a wooden bridge over a trench with a blue sky behind him and snowy ground around him
Western militaries aren't as used to fighting the drone threat as they are aircraft and missiles.

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Ukraine is teaming up its war robots with flying drones for maximum effect in battle

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A man in camouflage stands with his hands on his hips looking at a robot on tracks while a drone flies in the grey sky above him and on green grasss
Ukraine's ground robots and drones have different strengths and, when working together, can be more effective in combat while keeping soldiers out of harm's way.

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4 things Anduril's CEO told investors about the future of war ahead of raising $5 billion

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Brian Schimpf, CEO of the defense tech startup Anduril.

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Europe's promised arms buildup is still moving way too slowly, EU top diplomat says

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Caesar mobile Howitzers fire in Finland.
Members of the French 93rd Mountain Artillery Regiment take part in live-firing exercises using Caesar mobile Howitzer systems in 2024.

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