A NATO drone maker is testing its weapons in Ukraine — with its CEO actually heading to the battlefield to see it firsthand

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Ukrainian servicemen who recently returned from the trenches of Bakhmut walk on a street in Chasiv Yar, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 8, 2023.
Ukrainian servicemen who recently returned from the trenches of Bakhmut walk on a street in Chasiv Yar, Ukraine on March 8, 2023.

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Western trainers who haven't fought anything like the Ukraine war are readying Kyiv's soldiers to fight the Russians. Oddly, it works.

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A man holding a firearm in a trench with mist and trees behind him
Ukrainian soldiers are trained for types of combat like trench warfare, which is something other European militaries have not recently experienced.

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‘Are You Surprised?’: Trump Shrugs Off New Suspected Hack of Documents by Russia

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President Donald Trump mocks Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell as he speaks during an event at the Kennedy Center on August 13, 2025 in Washington, DC

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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