Russia's navy looks to be stretched thin after getting battered by Ukraine and losing a key port, Western officials say

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In this photo taken from video distributed by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Monday, April 14, 2025, the Admiral Golovko frigate of the Russian navy is seen during joint Russian Egyptian drills in the Mediterranean Sea.
The Russian frigate Admiral Golovko operates in the Mediterranean Sea in April.

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The DIY cage armor in Ukraine keeps getting weirder, wilder — and more 'Mad Max'

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A Ukrainian armored vehicle with a giant cage and netting around it, including sticks pointing out in various directions. The truck is on an asphalt road with green trees in the background.
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Operators say Ukraine's ground robots are great combat tools — just not for scouting in the grass

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Two ground robots with tracks on brown ground with a drone in the sky above them
Ground robotic platforms are helping Ukraine attack and gather intel on Russia.

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Patriot missile production is surging, but the demand is insatiable

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Exercise Artemis Strike is a German-led tactical live fire exercise with live Patriot and Stinger missiles at the NATO Missile Firing Installation in Chania, Greece from Oct. 31-Nov. 09.
The US Army is learning from Ukraine's use of the Patriot surface-to-air missile system.

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How the US military is training a drone army 400 miles from Ukraine

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The US Army announced it will invest $36 billion over the next five years to modernize its force, with a heavy emphasis on drone technology.

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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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.

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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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