US Navy warships have the tools to fend off exploding drones like those wrecking a Russian fleet, but it's a dangerous and evolving threat

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In this photo released by the US Navy, two US Air Force F-35A Lightning II fighter jets fly alongside amphibious assault ship USS Bataan and guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner in the Gulf of Oman on Aug. 17, 2023.
In this photo released by the US Navy, two US Air Force F-35A Lightning II fighter jets fly alongside amphibious assault ship USS Bataan and guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner in the Gulf of Oman on Aug.

Going after Russian warships feels like 'hunting prey,' says a Ukrainian general overseeing exploding naval drone operations

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A warship is seen docked in the port of the Black Sea resort city of Sochi during a storm on Nov. 27, 2023.
A warship is seen docked in the port of the Black Sea resort city of Sochi during a storm on Nov. 27, 2023.

Photo by MIKHAIL MORDASOV/AFP via Getty Images

Machine guns and combat aircraft aren't enough to stop Ukraine's drone boats from killing Russian warships, general says

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Footage appearing to show a Ukrainian drone boat attacking the Ivanovets, a Russian warship.
Footage appearing to show a Ukrainian drone boat attacking the Ivanovets, a Russian warship.

Screengrab via the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine

Ukraine made the naval drones sinking Russian warships 'deadlier' by arming them with bigger warheads, general says

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A Sea Baby drone.
A Sea Baby drone.

Screengrab via UNITED24/Ukrainian government

Sea drones are being used to smash Russia's navy, and now they're being used to threaten a US carrier strike group too

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The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) on November 26.
The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower on November 26.

US Navy photo by Information Technician Second Class Ruskin Naval

Ukraine says its sea drones sank another Russian ship, continuing its unlikely kill streak in the Black Sea

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Two grainy black and white video stills appear to show a naval drone's eye view of the Russian Black Sea Fleet landing craft the Caesar, as well as a large explosion on the water, issued on February 14, 2024.
Still released by Defense Intelligence of Ukraine reportedly showing the destruction of the Caesar, a Russian landing craft, on February 14, 2024.

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Ukraine's homemade sea drones often fail, but they're so cheap that it doesn't matter, expert says

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A still from a video shared by Defense Intelligence of Ukraine on Thursday February 1 2024.

A Russian ship sunk last week was taken out by 6 sea drones powered by Jet Skis, pilot says

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A series of four reversed black-and-white stills from footage shared by Defense Intelligence of Ukraine claims to show, variously, naval drones' eye views of the Ivanovets, as well as views from a distance, during an overnight attack on January 31, 2024.
A series of four stills from footage shared by Defense Intelligence of Ukraine claiming to show the sinking of the corvette Ivanovets during an overnight attack on January 31, 2024.

WATCH: Ukraine says it destroyed a Russian Black Sea Fleet ship near Crimea

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A still from a video shared by Defense Intelligence of Ukraine on Thursday February 1 2024. the black and white reversed image shows a ship silhouetted on the water, which Ukraine says is a drone's eye view ahead of the ship's destructon.
A still from a video shared by Defense Intelligence of Ukraine on February 1, 2024, purporting to show the Ivanovets ahead of its claimed destruction.

Defense Intelligence of Ukraine/YouTube

Ukraine's sea drones can damage Russian warships even if they don't directly hit them, Ukrainian spy chief says

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Video from Ukrainian surface drones during an attack on a Russian corvette
Video from Ukrainian surface drones during an attack on a Russian ship.

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