Ukraine's drone war is accelerating

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Ukrainian soldier using VR technology.
A drone pilot from the 65th Brigade works at a training site in the Zaporizhzhia region.

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Up-and-coming companies race to develop drone defenses that militaries and multinational corporations may now need

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A Ukrainian Volunteer Army member hurls a surveillance drone into the air.
There's a growing market for defenses to the drones that are rapidly evolving in conflicts like Ukraine.

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Hezbollah evaded Israeli defenses with a drone that killed 4 soldiers, raising uncomfortable questions

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An Israeli soldier secures a road after a drone attack that killed four soldiers on October 13, 2024 near Binyamina, Israel.
An Israeli soldier secures a road after a drone attack that killed four soldiers on October 13, 2024, near Binyamina, Israel.

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The next would-be assassin may be a drone pilot. US law enforcement doesn't look ready.

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The Secret Service failed to stop a gunman before he fired eight shots at presidential candidate Donald Trump at a July 13 rally. Experts worry law enforcement isn't ready for the rising threat drones pose.
The Secret Service failed to stop a gunman before he fired eight shots at presidential candidate Donald Trump at a July 13 rally.

US small drone production likely insufficient for potential wartime needs: report

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A Skydio quadcopter drone of the US military.
A US military drone.

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Russia looks to have changed tactics in the missile strikes that wrecked a children's hospital, leaving Ukraine's air defenders with almost no time to respond

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Rescuer beside destroyed Ohmatdyt Children's Hospital following Russian missile attack in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on July 8, 2024.
A rescuer rests next to the destroyed building of Ohmatdyt Children's Hospital following a Russian missile attack in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on July 8, 2024

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MQ-9 Reaper drone equipped with new EW pod that makes it a 'black hole' that can 'disappear off of enemy radar,' top Marine general says

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An MQ-9 Reaper drone with Customs and Border Protection (CBP) awaits a mission over the U.S.-Mexico border on November 04, 2022 at Fort Huachuca, Arizona.
An MQ-9 Reaper drone.

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Drone dogfights in Ukraine's skies usher in a new chapter of aerial warfare

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Drone-on-drone attacks between Russia and Ukraine signal a new era in modern warfare. Hobby drones are effective at taking out enemy craft and are much cheaper than using expensive missiles.

Russia has been knocking out Ukraine's night bomber drones with its own unmanned aircraft, combat videos seem to show

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Serviceman and a Vampire drone
A serviceman from the Vykhor, Dnipro unmanned combat aerial complex platoon of the 108th Separate Territorial Defence Brigade launching a Vampire drone in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on February 2, 2024.

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A top US Army general says it's not the right time to build a new drone branch

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US Marine Corps Sgt. Paul Butcher, an explosive ordnance disposal technician with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command, flies a DJI Mavic Pro Drone while forward deployed in the Middle East on May 25, 2017.
US Marine Corps Sgt.
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