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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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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More battle-tested American-made interceptor drones will be heading to NATO's eastern edge

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A Polish Army soldier carries an AS3 Surveyor interceptor drone, part of the US counter-drone system known as 'MEROPS,' during a live-fire demonstration at the Deba training grounds in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland, on November 18, 2025.
Lithuania said it will purchase the American-made Merops system and interceptor drones.

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Russia's air force is much more dangerous now than it was before it invaded Ukraine, airpower experts warn

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Bombs fall from an aircraft falling over green and brown fields
Russia's air force has gained vital experience in its war with Ukraine.

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Drones are key to protecting the Arctic where humans can't, but getting them to work in the cold is a challenge

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A man in camouflage and a fluffy hat kneels working on a large drone in the snow
Drones have big advantages in the huge and largely empty Arctic, but the cold also makes them hard to operate.

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NATO ignored the drone threat, and now it's scrambling to learn new ways of war, top commander says

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A Shahed-136 drone.
Iranian-designed Shahed drones have been used extensively in the Middle East and Ukraine in recent years.

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NATO needs Ukraine's 'adaptation DNA' and an 'HOV lane' for new war tech, top commander says

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A soldier of the Unmanned Systems Forces prepares a drone 'Salut' for flight by connecting cables to the system on March 31, 2026 in Kharkiv, Ukraine.
Ukraine has proven it can adapt quickly to a changing battlefield.

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NATO official says members often aren't buying weapons together, and it's a mistake

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A red missile fired into the air from a camouflage-colored large weapons system, with orange smoke billowing
Allies are working more closely together on weapons like the US-made Patriot air defense system, but officials say more must be done.

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Inside NATO's 'Sentry' missions and the urgent drive to ready for new threats

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A British tanker aircraft refuels fighter jets during a mission in November 2025.
A British Voyager tanker aircraft refuels fighter jets during a November 2025 mission in support of Eastern Sentry.

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How the US Army turned this former Nazi-base into a rapid-response war machine

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  • The US Army's Bavaria base hosts over 16,000 troops ready for instant deployment.
  • Its origins date back to pre-World War I. Later, it became a major training hub for the German Wehrmacht.
  • Today, US troops train in trenches — rain or shine — honing skills for potential conflicts with Russia.

Just a couple of hours north of Munich, the US Army runs its largest training site outside the United States.

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