One of Russia's first humanoid robots face-planted during its public debut

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Russia's AIDOL humanoid robot is lifted by two handlers after falling onstage during its debut.
Russia's AIDOL humanoid robot is lifted by two handlers after falling onstage during its debut in Moscow this week.

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Ukraine wants to build a missile market like it did with drones, top tech official says

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Workers inspect a Flamingo cruise missile at Fire Point's secret factory in Ukraine on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025.
Ukraine recently unveiled its long-range Flamingo cruise missile.

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Russia's unjammable drones are now long-range, and Ukraine's logistics are in danger

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A drone armed with a warhead is flown as pilots of the 28th mechanised brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine test a fibre optic FPV drone with RPG munition on June 18, 2025 near Kostiantynivka, Donetsk Region, Ukraine.
Russia has introduced long-range fiber-optic drones to the battlefield, a top Ukrainian official said.

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Ukraine's 'Amazon for war' will soon let soldiers buy weapons with points earned for evacuating wounded comrades

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Evacuation robot THeMIS seen on a dusty road during the field tests.
Ukraine will soon award points to soldiers who evacuate their wounded comrades with ground robots.

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Satellite imagery captures destruction at Russia's new drone base after a massive Ukrainian attack

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Donetsk airport on November 8.
Russia converted the Donetsk airport into a drone base.

Satellite image ©2025 Vantor.

Ukraine's first 'drone wall' is about to see action combating menacing Russian threats, its Western maker says

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A Russian-made Shahed drone at the Ammunition graveyard, which serves as storage for physical evidence of Russian war crimes against Kharkiv's civilian population, according to the Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor's Office, at an undisclosed location in Kharkiv in April of 2025.
Atreyd's drone wall will be used against Russian Shahed-type systems.

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A Ukrainian arms maker built a machine gun turret to fight Russian helicopters and jets. Now it'll battle small drones.

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A Predator turret is seen on a Ukrainian naval drone.
The Predator turret on a Ukrainian naval drone.

Screengrab/Courtesy of UGV Robotics

Russia's oil revenues plunge just as US sanctions hit when Moscow can least afford it

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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during an award ceremony at the Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during an award ceremony at the Kremlin

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Ukraine and Russia are surging drones with longer reach to hunt targets beyond a widening 'kill zone'

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A serviceman of the 59th Separate Assault Brigade of Unmanned Systems named after Yakov Handziuk of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, launches a reconnaissance drone, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the frontline town of Pokrovsk in Donetsk region, Ukraine October 6, 2025.
Ukraine and Russia are increasingly using medium-range drones in combat.

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The unusual new German brigade deploying to NATO's edge is bringing its most advanced heavy armor — the Leopard 2A8 tank

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A tank under a sky full of sparks and smoke.
Germany is betting on the Leopard tank for its new brigade in Lithuania. It plans to bring the Leopard 2A8, its most modern version that is adapted with lessons from watching Russia.

AP Photo/Martin Meissner, file

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