Ukrainian drone schools say there's little the West can teach them about fighting a drone war

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Three men stand holding a drone and a phone under trees
Ukraine's drone schools, like Dronarium, are training drone operators for the war and trying to stay on top of fast-changing tech and tactics.

ALINA SMUTKO/REUTERS

The US is facing a wrongful-death lawsuit after a lethal strike on a boat it says was smuggling drugs

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A screenshot from a video of a US strike on a vessel.
The US killed six men when it fired at the vessel off the coast of Venezuela on October 14, 2025.

US President Donald Trump's TruthSocial

Taiwan is reworking its ground forces. It could unlock new ways of fighting with new tech.

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A Taiwanese soldier wearing camouflage walks in front of two M1A2T Abrams tanks parked on red dirt. The sky is overcast in the background.
Taiwan announced the combined arms brigades earlier this month.

I-Hwa Cheng / AFP

Over 80% of every battlefield hit against Russia is now being carried out by a drone, Zelenskyy says

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A Ukrainian serviceman pilots a quadcopter drone next to him.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the overwhelming majority of the drones used to strike Russian targets are now manufactured locally.

YURIY DYACHYSHYN/AFP via Getty Images

Ukraine's drone forces commander says his pilots are hitting Russians at such close range that they're 'under our feet'

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A Ukrainian drone pilot walks near his quadcopter during a training exercise.
A Ukrainian drone pilot controlles a flying drone during military training in Kyiv.

Zinchenko/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images

The US military's drone-defense confusion is leaving its bases vulnerable, Pentagon watchdog finds

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A US Army solider trains with a counter-UAS weapon known as a
A US Army solider trains with a counter-UAS weapon known as a "Drone Buster," at Fort Irwin, California., Oct. 31, 2024.

Sgt. Quincy Adams/US Army

US wins against Russian and Chinese air defenses in other countries may risk teaching the wrong lessons

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US Air Force crew chiefs watch as F-35A Lightning II's taxi following military actions in Venezuela in support of Operation Absolute Resolve, Jan. 3, 2026.
Stealth fighters and supersonic bombers were among the aircraft involved in the mission.

US Air Force Photo

A NATO fighter wing showed up for front-line air patrols with drone defenses for the first time

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An EF-18 of the Spanish Air Force 15th Wing at Šiauliai Air Base in Lithuania in January 2026.
A Spanish EF-18 on the tarmac before takeoff at Šiauliai. Some elements of the image have been obscured for security reasons at the request of the Spanish Air Force.

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Many future military officers come from Scouting. A Pentagon split could put those ties at risk.

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Scouts and Army soldiers from US Army Cadet Command at the 2023 Scouting America National Jamboree in West Virginia.
Scouts and Army soldiers from US Army Cadet Command at the 2023 Scouting America National Jamboree in West Virginia.

Kyle Crawford/US Army

The US has an Arctic warfare problem: not enough of the right kinds of weapons and tools

Tech Insider : Business, Environment
A fighter jet takes off from a snowy landscape with trees and a cloudy sky in the background.
The US military's renewed focus on the Arctic is exposing the types of weapons it needs for the region.

US Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nicholas Paczkowski

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