Russia was facing monthslong delays in anti-jam antennas. Now it's putting them on foam decoys for Shaheds.

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A Gerbera is seen on display at a Ukrainain booth in 2025.
Gerberas, such as the one seen here, are typically decoys for Russia's version of the Shahed attack drone.

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Hundreds of Russian Shaheds are descending on Ukraine in the daytime, signaling a new kind of warfare

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A Ukrainian man crouches as he holds a P1-Sun interceptor drone and prepares it for launch.
A Ukrainian prepares a P1-Sun interceptor drone ahead of incoming Shahed attacks.

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British forces are getting new high-speed interceptor missiles to defend against Iranian Shahed drones

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The Skyhammer interceptor system during a recent test in Jordan.
British forces will soon be armed with the Skyhammer interceptor system to defend against drones.

UK Ministry of Defence

Suddenly, everyone wants drone interceptors like Ukraine, but the supply isn't there

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A man in camouflage squats touching a black bullet-shaped interceptor drone
Ukraine's success with interceptor drones, as well as the new drone threat from Iran, has resulted in a lot of new interest in these defensive systems.

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Ukraine teamed up its sea and interceptor drones for the first time to down a Russian Shahed

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A delta-wing drone is seen from behind. An interceptor drone rises out of a cubby on a sea drone.
Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces said it destroyed a Shahed using an interceptor launched from a sea drone.

Unmanned Systems Forces

Inside Iran's weapons arsenal

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Kurdish officials displayed the remnants of a Shahed drone (foreground) they recovered from an Iranian attack.
Kurdish officials displayed the remnants of a Shahed drone (foreground) they recovered from an Iranian attack.

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Iran's drone war is exposing deep cracks in US and allied air defenses

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Ukraine has become the world leader in defending against attack drones after four years of war with Russia.
Ukraine has become the world leader in defending against attack drones after four years of war with Russia.

Viktor Lysenko/BI

Russia broke its record and launched nearly 1,000 Shaheds and strike drones in a single day at Ukraine

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A Shahed-136 soars overhead.
The Shahed has been a staple of Russia's large-scale drone waves against Ukraine.

Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP via Getty Images

Iran's use of missiles has been different from what military analysts expected — here's what that may signal

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Iran's drones and missiles are a centerpiece of its efforts to counter attacks by the US and Israel.
Iran's drones and missiles are a centerpiece of its efforts to counter attacks by the US and Israel.

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Ukraine's military drone guru says the next phase of Russia's Shahed war will be all about new extreme speeds

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The view of a Russian attack drone as seen from a camera on a Ukrainian interceptor drone.
A Ukrainian interceptor drone hunts down a Russian attack drone.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy/Screengrab via X

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