Ukrainian commander says the way NATO's trying to develop naval drones makes him uneasy

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An uncrewed surface vessel, attached to US Naval Forces Central Command's Task Force 59, participates in exercise Digital Talon 3.0 in the US Central Command area of responsibility.
NATO forces aren't developing naval drones the right way, a Ukrainian commander said.

US Army photo

US forces started running sea-drone rescue drills years before the downing of an Apache forced them to do it for real

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US military naval drones in the Gulf of Aqaba.
US forces have practiced in recent years how to rescue soldiers with sea drones before a real mission earlier this month.

US Central Command

Russia is keeping its helicopters away from Ukraine's naval drones, a special forces commander says. They were becoming 'easy targets.'

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A grey naval drone in water with two missiles on top angled upwards
Ukraine's naval drones, like the Magura V7, are equipped with missiles that have taken down Russian aircraft.

AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky

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

See the hundreds of sea drones the US Navy is experimenting with overseas

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The solar panels charge the drone's rechargeable batteries and thrusters.
The Triton's solar panels charge the drone's rechargeable batteries and thrusters.

Ocean Aero

Ukraine says its Sea Baby drones have become 'much more' powerful and can hit Russian ships anywhere in the Black Sea

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A sea baby drone called 'Avdiivka' was tested at an undisclosed location in a video published by Ukraine's Security Service on March 6, 2024.
Screengrab of a sea baby drone tested at an undisclosed location in a video published by Ukraine's Security Service in March 2024.

YouTube/@SecurityServiceUkraine

Russian ships are being taken out by mines covertly laid by Ukrainian sea drones: report

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A Sea Baby drone.
A Sea Baby drone.

Screengrab via UNITED24/Ukrainian government

Ukraine aims to deploy squads of up to 20 sea drones to do the job of a warship, commander says

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A Sea Baby drone.
A Sea Baby drone.

UNITED24/Ukrainian government

Ukraine's sea drones vs. Russia's Black Sea Fleet

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Ukraine is facing off against Russia's formidable Black Sea Fleet. How are Ukraine's cheap unmanned sea drones and Western missiles taking down Russian warships worth hundreds of millions of dollars?

Russia's new river patrol force will likely have the same explosive problem battering its Black Sea Fleet, Western intel says

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Ukrainian marines sail along the Dnipro river at the frontline near Kherson, Ukraine, Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023.
Ukrainian marines sail along the Dnipro river at the frontline near Kherson, Ukraine, Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023.

AP Photo/Alex Babenko

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