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.

Screengrab via Security Service of Ukraine video

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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Russia is still exporting plenty of oil — but earning far less to fund its war on Ukraine

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Russian President Vladimir Putin looks on.
Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Unjammable drones are leaving wires everywhere, forcing Ukrainian troops to move with caution

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The Stalker, a Ukrainian-made fiber-optic FPV drone, undergoes tests in Ukraine on July 3, 2025.
Fiber-optic FPV drones are dominating the battlefield in Ukraine.

Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform/Sipa USA via Reuters Connect

A Ukrainian drone maker says its interceptor took down a Russian Shahed armed with an air-to-air missile

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A Sting interceptor drone closes in on a Russian shahed.
Ukrainian drone-maker Wild Hornets said its interceptor took down a Russian drone carrying an air-to-air missile.

Wild Hornets/Screengrab via X

Ukrainian special ops forces narrowly dodged a drone strike. A soldier says his driver 'drove like a god.'

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A Russian drone attacks a group of Ukrainian special operators in September.
A Russian FPV drone hunts down a group of Ukrainian special operators.

4th Ranger Regiment of the Special Operations Forces of Ukraine/Screengrab via X

Inside the high-speed missions fueling Western fighter jets on Russia's doorstep

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A Swedish Gripen fighter jet is fueled by a Voyager tanker over Europe in November 2025.
A Swedish Gripen fighter jet receiving fuel from the Voyager.

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