Taiwan's drone push needs its powerhouse industries, former US commerce official says

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A group of Taiwanese men stand in a line under a tent. One man wearing camouflage is presenting a small grey drone, which is flying in the foreground.
Taiwan's government has prioritized the increasing use, investment, and development of drone systems.

I-Hwa Cheng/AFP

Ukraine's trench war runs on an easily overlooked weapon: grenades

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A figure wearing camouflage throws a sparking grenade into the air as they stick out from the ground under a blue sky
Soldiers in Ukraine are using grenades in close-quarters trench fighting and dropping them from drones.

Diego Herrera Carcedo/Anadolu via Getty Images

Under threat, Ukraine’s drone schools are going to great lengths to stay off Russia's radar

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A silhouetted figure reaching up and launching a drone with other figures, the sun, and a vehicle behind them
Ukraine's drone operators are key to its fight against Russia's invasion.

PETRO ZADOROZHNYY / AFP

Ukrainian drones hit a Russian 'shadow fleet' tanker in the Mediterranean Sea for the first time, security official says

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A view of the Qendil captured by a drone over the Mediterranean Sea.
The oil tanker Qendil in the Mediterranean Sea before the attack.

Screengrab via Security Service of Ukraine video

After effectively killing a frigate program, the Navy is now pushing a new American-made 'Golden Fleet' frigate

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A large white vessel waits in blue water with a plume of smoke rising from the water in the distance. The sky is cloudy.
The US Navy's new frigate will be based on the US Coast Guard's Legend-class cutter.

US Coast Guard photo

Ukraine is building nearly 1,000 specialized drones a day to counter Russia's Iranian Shaheds

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A Ukrainian soldier holds an interceptor drone.
Ukraine's interceptors are often quadcopters designed to fly at high speeds to catch Russia's fast-moving attack drones.

ED JONES/AFP via Getty Images

In a first, a US Navy warship in the Middle East just launched a one-way attack drone

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A Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) successfully launches from the flight deck of the Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32) while operating in the Arabian Gulf, Dec. 16.
A US warship launched a one-way attack drone for the first time this week.

US Army photo by Spc. Kayla McGuire

New tech will soon be turning Marine light vehicles into roaming drone- and aircraft-killers

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Beige military vehicles are parked in a line in the desert. They each have weapons mounted on top of them. The sky is clear blue in the background.
MADIS uses a pair of Joint Light Tactical Vehicles to track and shoot down drones and manned aircraft.

US Navy photo by Neil Mabini

The Pentagon is pushing for speed, but sloppy weapons testing is slowing it down, watchdog says

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A F-22 Raptor flies with a large, green mountain and cloudy blue sky in the background.
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US Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. John Linzmeier

Hunted by drones, Ukrainian forces hide behind darkness, bad weather, and smoke to rescue wounded troops, officer says

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A Ukrainian drone operator from the Kraken 1654 unit, call sign Imla, left, flies a Vampire drone as other soldiers watch, during a demonstration for The Associated Press, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine.
Drones are surging on the battlefield, making it more difficult for Ukraine to evacuate casualties.

AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson

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