Ukraine and Russia are surging drones with longer reach to hunt targets beyond a widening 'kill zone'

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A serviceman of the 59th Separate Assault Brigade of Unmanned Systems named after Yakov Handziuk of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, launches a reconnaissance drone, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the frontline town of Pokrovsk in Donetsk region, Ukraine October 6, 2025.
Ukraine and Russia are increasingly using medium-range drones in combat.

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A Western military just picked up a big batch of F-16 fighter jets for $1.15

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A Netherlands F-16 Fighting Falcon takes off for exercise Steadfast Noon in Northern Italy, Oct. 17, 2023.
The Netherlands sold 18 F-16s to Romania.

US Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Jakel

Front-line combat video captures special ops Black Hawk raid into Pokrovsk, Ukraine's fiercest fight

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Ukrainian forces pour out of a Black Hawk helicopter near Pokrovsk.
A Black Hawk helicopter lands near Pokrovsk.

Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine

A Western trainer says talk of 'golden hour' would be laughable to Ukrainian forces. It's already gone there, and the West may not see it again.

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A figure in camouflage gear kneels in a trench while holding a firearm, with smoky air and piled-up branches behind him
The UK is training thousands of soldiers under Operation Interflex, and is taking lessons from that and the war with Russia back to its own troops, too.

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Ukraine just got a whole lot closer to getting Gripen fighter jets built for battling Russia

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FILE PHOTO: A Swedish Air Force Saab JAS 39 Gripen fighter jet flies during a media day, illustrating how NATO Air Policing safeguards the Allies' airspace in the northern and northeastern region of the Alliance, July 4, 2023.
The JAS 39 Gripen is viewed as an ideal fighter jet for Ukraine.

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Ukraine shows off new 'Sea Baby' naval drones decked out with automated machine guns and rocket launchers

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A modified Ukrainian naval drone with rocket launchers is seen in October 2025.
Ukraine's "Sea Baby" naval drones have been modified with new weapons and extended range.

Security Service of Ukraine

Fire, smoke, and anti-drone nets: Satellite images capture scenes from the fight engulfing Russia's oil industry

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Anti-drone nets at the Kuybyshevskiy oil refinery in October 2025.
Anti-drone netting covering three storage tanks at the Kuybyshevskiy oil refinery.

Satellite image ©2025 Vantor.

The Kremlin Wants Elon Musk to Build a Tunnel From Russia to the U.S.

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Elon Musk on stage before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY on Sunday, October 27, 2024.

What to know about the Tomahawk cruise missiles Trump says he asked Putin about sending to Ukraine

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A Tomahawk cruise missile flies toward Iraq after being launched from the AEGIS guided missile cruiser USS San Jacinto March 25, 2003 in the Red Sea.
President Donald Trump said he has made a decision about whether to send Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine.

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Russia's missiles and drones run on Western tech. Here's how it keeps getting the parts.

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Dmytro Chubenko of the Kharkiv regional prosecutor's office stands beside the remains of a Russian-made, Iran-designed Shahed-136 drone, known as a Geran-2 in Russia, with a cheap decoy known as a Gerbera, to the left, as the prosecutor's office maintains a collection of Russian drones, glide bombs, missiles and rockets launched at Ukraine as evidence for eventual war crimes prosecutions against Russia, on July 30, 2025 in Kharkiv, Ukraine.
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