US Army drone school leaders say they don't want to buy gear that can't be easily upgraded

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Three men in camouflage gear sit outdoors wiht one wearing a headset and holding a controller with a small screen in front of them
The US Army's new drone course is designed to make soldiers lethal with small drones.

US Army/2nd Lt. Veronica Jordan

The US Army is taking a key drone lesson from Ukraine and letting soldiers build their own

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A man works on a small drone on a wooden table.
The Best Drone Warfighter competition included an innovation lane focused on evaluating soldier-made drones.

US Army photo by Sgt. Aaron Troutman

These new Ukrainian ground robots can launch unjammable fiber-optic drones close to the front so troops don't have to

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A black ground robot on six wheels on snow with a drone flying above it under a grey sky
Ratel Robotics said it had adapted one of its ground robot models to carry and launch fiber-optic drones.

Ratel Robotics

Satellite images show Russia put up anti-drone nets to protect its fuel tanks. A Ukrainian attack punched through.

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A close-up view of anti-drone netting covering tanks at an oil depot in Velikiye Luki, Russia, in December 2025.
Anti-drone netting covering tanks at an oil depot in Velikiye Luki, Russia.

Satellite image ©2026 Vantor

Ukrainian soldiers armed with scissors say they cut any fiber-optic drone cable they see — even if it might be their own

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A hand holds thin pale wires above a grassy ground
Fiber-optic drones can't be jammed, but can be stopped by destroying the cables that control them.

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Ukraine's drone war showed the West it needs to view small drones less like prized gear and more like expendable ammo

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A man in camouflage gear stands with his back turned and holding a small drone while standing on snowy and muddy ground under a cloudy sky
Ukraine's allies want to learn as much as possible from how it's conducting drone warfare.

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Ukrainian strikes hit a Russian explosive materials plant 1,000 miles away and a major Black Sea oil terminal, security official says

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Ukrainian service members of the 14th Unmanned Aerial Systems Regiment stand next to a deep strike unmanned aerial vehicle before its launch toward Russian territory, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in an undisclosed location in Ukraine, undisclosed date, 2025.
Ukraine has used long-range drones to carry out strikes against targets deep inside Russia.

Valentyn Ogirenko/REUTERS

Working with Ukrainian troops convinced this elite British Army infantry battalion to go all in on drones

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A man in camouflage gear runs on a muddy and snowy field while holding a grey drone in the sky, under a grey sky and with a few trees behind him
Drones have been hugely influential for Ukraine, and allies like the UK are paying attention.

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Ukraine is feeding intel to Patriot interceptor makers as Russia mixes up its missile attacks, lawmaker says

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The Ukrainian Air Force's F-16 fighter jets fly over a Patriot Air and Missile Defense System in an undisclosed location in Ukraine, Sunday, August 4, 2024.
Western countries have sent multiple Patriot batteries to Ukraine since the full-scale invasion began.

AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky

Ukraine says its drones hit nearly 1,100 miles into Russia in one of its deepest strikes, security official says

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A Ukrainian service member of the 14th Unmanned Aerial Systems Regiment prepares a deep strike unmanned aerial vehicle before its launch toward Russian territory, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in an undisclosed location in Ukraine, undisclosed date, 2025.
A Ukrainian soldier prepares a long-range drone.

Valentyn Ogirenko/REUTERS

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