Snowmobiles, skis, and laser tag: How NATO soldiers train for Arctic assaults

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A Finnish soldier walks on her skis in northern Finland in January 2026.
A small group of NATO soldiers are in the middle of an Arctic warfare training course in northern Finland.

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Ukrainian troops were 'stunned' to learn their British trainers don't use anti-drone nets, UK officer says

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Two men in camoflage outfits and beanies attatch pale-colored netting to a pole
Ukrainian soldiers cover positions and weaponry as a low-cost way to snag and stop Russian drones.

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Inside a Ukrainian drone operator's battle kit, from anti-drone net guns to 'tactical Crocs'

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A man in khaki gear stands in an underground position wearing body equipment that has pockets and pouches, with gear like scissors and a GoPro visable
Dimko Zhluktenko broke down what he carried as a drone operator, picking everything of use and quality so it didn't get too heavy.

Dimko Zhluktenko

Ukrainian drone schools say there's little the West can teach them about fighting a drone war

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Three men stand holding a drone and a phone under trees
Ukraine's drone schools, like Dronarium, are training drone operators for the war and trying to stay on top of fast-changing tech and tactics.

ALINA SMUTKO/REUTERS

The US has an Arctic warfare problem: not enough of the right kinds of weapons and tools

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A fighter jet takes off from a snowy landscape with trees and a cloudy sky in the background.
The US military's renewed focus on the Arctic is exposing the types of weapons it needs for the region.

US Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nicholas Paczkowski

Just 15 minutes to launch: Inside the sprint for the front-line NATO fighter pilots on scramble alert

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A McDonnell Douglas EF-18B Hornet of the Spanish Air Force flies over the Torrejon de Ardoz military base in Madrid, Spain, on October 12, 2025.
Spain deployed EF-18 fighter jets to Lithuania last month to support NATO air policing operations.

Joan Valls/Urbanandsport/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Front-line NATO ally Finland says it's ready for a Russian attack. Here are the capabilities giving it confidence.

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Figures drive on tanks in snow
Finland's military was designed with threats from Russia in mind.

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Ukraine burned nearly $100 million worth of missiles in a single night battling a Russian barrage, Zelenskyy says

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Ukrainian servicemen shoot down a Russian missile during an attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, January 20, 2026.
Ukrainian forces shoot down a Russian missile over Kyiv on Tuesday.

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Russia's new Geran-5 turbojet drone looks like Iran's Karrar UAV and is souped up with American parts, Ukraine says

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A 3D sketch of the Geran-5 can be seen on a plain background.
GUR has uploaded a model of the Geran-5 and its foreign parts. The drone's warhead is shown mounted near the aircraft's nose.

Screenshot via the Ukrainian government "War & Sanctions" website

Ukrainian soldiers surprised a robot maker by using a drone to drop one of its bots into battle

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A black drone with mutiple rotors in the air above a grassy ground with a blue but cloudy sky
A Ukrainian unit used a drone to bring a ground robot closer to Russia's forces.

Florent VERGNES / AFP

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