Not getting the Western weapons it wanted drove Ukraine to create the gear and tactics the West now seeks

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A man in camouflage gear and a helet launches a dark grey drone in the air under a blue sky and in a field of withered sunflowers
The West is interested in the weaponry and tactics Ukraine developed in part as a result of its shortages of other weaponry.

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Ukraine is knocking down about 9 out of every 10 Russian drones bombarding it, and the UK is taking notes

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A mobile fire group of the 208th Kherson Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade demonstrates coordinated actions and available weapons, including a heavy machine gun mounted on a turret, a man-portable air defense system (MANPADS), and small arms, in the Mykolaiv region, Ukraine, on March 30, 2026.
Ukrainian forces are intercepting 90% of Russian drones, a top UK military officer said.

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Britain thought AI-powered ‘robot fighter jets’ were years away. The Royal Air Force chief says the future is already here.

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A soldier prepares a Stormshroud drone for launch.
The Royal Air Force is fielding the StormShroud drone, designed to jam enemy radars and clear a path for fighter jets.

Royal Air Force photo

Ukraine is giving us a glimpse of what its battle-hardened, postwar workforce could look like

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Two Ukrainian soldiers train in a snow-covered trench.
Ukrainian infantry soldiers from the 156th Brigade train at a snow-covered training ground in Kharkiv.

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The US military flew an experimental, hybrid-electric stealth drone shaped like the B-2 Spirit

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The XRQ-73 taking off.
The XRQ-73 flew in April in California, DARPA said.

DARPA

The US Navy shot out the rudder of an Iran blockade runner with a Super Hornet's 20 mm cannon

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An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 151, launches from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during Operation Epic Fury, March 31, 2026.
An F/A-18 Super Hornet launches from the flight deck of USS Abraham Lincoln.

US Navy photo

Ukraine's future F-16 fighter pilots are learning to fly without GPS as Russian jamming complicates air combat

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The first General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcons delivered to Ukraine flew on the Day of the Ukrainian Air Force on August 4, 2024.
Future Ukrainian F-16 pilots are taught to think about GPS jamming in the early stages of their training.

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The war in Ukraine is forcing a rethink of the Western obsession with 'perfect' weapons

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A man in camouflage walks down steps at the edge of a muddy trench, holding a grey drone
Ukraine is showing Western allies that they can't keep relying solely on highly advanced, perfect weaponry.

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Ukraine released new videos of its local missiles blasting off for 900-mile strikes on Russia's rear

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The FP-5 Flamingo leaves a plume of fire and smoke as it takes off from the ground.
Zelenskyy released new videos of the FP-5 Flamingo launching in combat on Tuesday.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Pentagon leaders got an unusual question about Iran and 'kamikaze dolphins.' Here's how the US military uses these animals.

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A US Navy handler assigned to the Marine Mammal Company's explosive ordnance disposal unit rewards a bottlenose dolphin following a training event at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Va., on June 8, 2010.
A US Navy handler assigned to the Marine Mammal Company's explosive ordnance disposal unit rewards a bottlenose dolphin following a training event.

Petty Officer 1st Class Bruce Cummins/US Navy

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