Ukraine's cheap interceptor drones are rewriting the rules of war

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Ukrainian holds the Sting, their face shrouded in shadow as the sun dips over the horizon.
A Ukrainian fighter holds a Sting, a $2,500 interceptor drone created by the Wild Hornets.

Wild Hornets

About a year into Russia's war, a Ukrainian drone instructor pitched what sounded to troops like science fiction: flying quadcopters into Moscow's scout drones midair.

A Ukrainian startup is turning to AI to outsmart the Russian ambush drones blowing up supply trucks

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A mockup shows a quadcopter drone flying over a supply road while detecting explosive threats on the ground.
A mockup of Blue Eyes' function shows how Dropla intends for the real-time surveillance product to be used.

Dropla

Ukraine's war surges demand for a 100-year-old heavy machine gun

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A Ukrainian serviceman prepares an M2 Browning.
The M2, a 100-year-old workhorse for many militaries, is seeing rising demand again as the war in Ukraine rages, FN Browning said.

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Europe is making a cheap anti-drone rocket for Ukraine that blasts a cloud of steel balls

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An overview photo of the FZ123 warhead on a table.
A to-scale model of the FZ123 warhead.

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Ukraine said its modified Neptune naval missile was used to blast a Russian factory 150 miles away

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A road-mobile launcher firing a Neptune missile in testing.
A test of a Neptune missile in April 2020.

General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Russians say they found unjammable fiber-optic drones in Ukraine's uncrewed sea vehicles

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An FPV drone equipped with fiber-optic long-distance data transmission is seen during training by Polish soldiers.
Russian reports say that fiber-optic drones have been found on board a Ukrainian naval drone that acted as a carrier.

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A Russian decoy for the Shahed was found with cameras on its back, highlighting how Moscow is adapting in the drone war

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A Ukrainian official inspects the remains of a Gerbera in July 2025.
Gerberas, such as the one pictured here in Kharkiv, are typically made of wood, plastic, or foam to keep costs down.

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As drones disrupted Danish airports, they also turned up at an F-35 stealth fighter base

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Two grey fighter jets on a runway with grass in the foreground and trees behind them
F-35 fighter jet pictured at the Skrydstrup base of the Royal Danish Air Force in Denmark in September 2023, the same base where Denmark reported drones.

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The world feared Ukraine would fall to Russia in days. Now it's teaching NATO forces how to fight a new kind of war.

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A Ukrainian mobile fire group opens fire into the sky.
Ukraine has been sending out machine gun crews with trucks to take down Shaheds, a tactic born out of necessity.

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Russia has been hiring 20,000 Cuban mercenaries to fight against Ukraine, Kyiv's military intelligence says

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People with Russian flags look at the Russian nuclear-powered submarine Kazan arriving in Havana in 2024.
People with Russian flags look at the Russian nuclear-powered submarine Kazan arriving in Havana in 2024.

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