Ukraine says it just carried out the first-ever underwater drone strike on a Russian submarine

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The moment a Ukrainian drone causes an explosion in the Russian port city of Novorossiysk.
Ukraine said it carried out an underwater drone attack on a Russian submarine.

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Russia's new missile-armed Shahed drone is full of foreign-made parts, Ukraine says

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A rendering of Russia's new missile-armed Geran-2 drone.
Russia has armed its Geran-2 drones with heat-seeking missiles.

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Ukraine's special-ops buggies are fast — but dodging drones is a dangerous gamble

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Soldiers from the 3rd Operational Spartan Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine drive a buggy during a demonstration at an undisclosed location in the Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine, on June 14, 2025.
A Ukrainian special operator said Russian drone pilots target buggy vehicles because they're known to carry elite troops.

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Russia's wartime consumer boom is cracking as shoppers tighten their wallets

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People spend time at the GUM Shopping Mall in Red Square, Moscow, Russia.
Russia's consumer boom after the Ukraine invasion is cracking under economic strain.

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Interceptor drones are taking over in Ukraine, but soldiers are still using machine guns to battle Russian threats

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A serviceman from an anti-drone mobile air defense unit of the 38th Separate Marine Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces fires a M2 Browning machine gun during a combat shift on the front line, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, October 20, 2025.
Ukrainian mobile air defense units have long relied on aging machine guns to battle drones. That's changing.

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Ukraine's naval drones are gunning for Russia's 'shadow fleet.' A security source says a tanker just suffered a critical hit.

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A Ukrainian naval drone captures the moment another drone attacks an oil tanker.
Ukrainian naval drones attacked a tanker belonging to Russia's "shadow fleet" on Wednesday.

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What it takes to be in a $10 million Army Stryker crew

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With over 3,000 units in service, the Stryker armored infantry carrier vehicle has become one of the most ubiquitous vehicles in the Army. Able to transport nine dismounted infantry soldiers along with the driver and vehicle commander, the Stryker features a variety of powerful weapons systems.

Robotics industry insider says the future is one soldier backed by AI controlling swarms of drones

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A man in khaki gear and black goggles holds a controller with a small black drone in the blue sky behind him
Moving past an operator controlling one drone would be gamechanging.

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Ukraine showed the UK its classic 'tactically safe' trench-clearing methods don't work in chaotic, booby-trapped trenches

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A figure in camouflage gear and a helmet runs in a shallow, muddy trench with another figure leaning over the side of it in the background and another walking, all under a grey sky
Ukraine's east has become full of trenches, which are key to keeping soldiers in alive in a flat landscape packed with drones and artillery.

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Ukrainian robotics company says autonomy in defense is overhyped — but it's also past the point of no return

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A person in a khaki fleece and balaclava sits in a dark space holding a controller and wearing goggles with a black spool of what looks like wire in front of them
Autonomy is being used more widely in warfare, but a lot of what is described as autonomous still heavily relies on humans.

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