Ukrainian soldiers are being trained for bomb-dropping drones — with water balloons

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A man in camouflage clothing and a hat and with a green balaclava covering his face holds a grey drone in the air with grass and trees behind him
Ukrainian soldiers are learning drone warfare techniques from Western allies in a UK-led program.

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The key pillar of Russia's war chest is cracking. The timing couldn't be worse.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin sitting in a chair in the Kremlin, April 2024.
Russian President Vladimir Putin at a Kremlin summit in 2024.

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Trump says he gave new orders to US nuclear submarines in response to an ex-Russian president's 'foolish' talk

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An unarmed Trident II D5 missile launches from the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Maryland off the coast of Florida.
The Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Maryland launches an unarmed Trident II missile.

US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ronald Gutridge/Released

NATO is pouring new spending into much-needed air defenses. Money alone won't fix the West's problems.

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German and Ukrainian soldiers stand in front of Patriot systems at a military training area in Mecklenburg, Germany, in June 2024.
The West needs more systems like the Patriot air defense missile system.

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Ukraine's ground drones work like Lego, with soldiers putting parts together to perform different missions

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A man in camouflage gear stands looking at a large wheeled robot with a machine gun on top in front of a large mound of brown earth
 

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Ukraine says its long-range drones attacked a Russian factory making warheads for its deadly Shaheds

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A Ukrainian officer examines a downed Shahed drone with a thermobaric charge launched by Russia in a research laboratory in an undisclosed location in Ukraine on Nov. 14, 2024.
The Shahed is an Iranian-designed drone that Russia now produces in large quantities at home.

AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky

Europe's drone push exposes gaps in defense readiness

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A Tekever uncrewed aerial vehicle on the ground.
European defense companies like Portugal's Tekever are developing drones used on the battlefield in Ukraine.

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NATO's big $1.4 trillion bet is seeing long-ignored air defenses coming back in a big way

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A Patriot launcher firing an interceptor in a field.
The MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile system is the kind of ground-based air defense system that the West needs more of.

US Army photo by Sgt. David Rincon

Israel showed that seizing air superiority isn't gone from modern warfare, but Iran isn't China or Russia

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A woman stands in front of a yellow and white metal barrier in front of two large pieces of weapnry made up of large cylinders pointed towards the sky
China's air defense arsenal includes the HQ-9B surface-to-air missile system and the HQ-19 surface-to-air missile system.

Hector RETAMAL / AFP

Wild videos capture fiery scenes from a massive Ukrainian drone attack on Russian bombers shielded by tires

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A screengrab shows a Ukrainian drone strike on a Russian bomber aircraft.
Ukraine carried out a massive drone attack targeting Russian aircraft on Sunday.

Screenshot/Video obtained by BI

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