NATO is looking to Ukraine for ways to kill drones without wasting expensive missiles

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A US Army soldier launches an AS3 Surveyor interceptor drone during a live-fire demonstration at the Deba training grounds in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland, on November 18, 2025.
NATO has identified interceptor drones as a promising new tool for air defense.

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The US military is weird about hands in pockets, and the rules are all over the place

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A solider pockets his beret in East Point, Ga., March 7, 2017.
A solider pockets his beret in East Point, Ga., March 7, 2017.

Staff Sgt. Ken Scar/US Army Reserve

Ukrainian soldiers have incredible tactical patience and are far happier moving slowly than the British military

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A man in camouflage gear and a helmet kneels in a rubble-filled room with destroyed walls
Experienced Ukrainian troops showed their Western trainers that, particularly in urban environments, they wanted to move slowly.

YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP via Getty Images

Taiwan is getting plenty of missiles and drones from the US. A top business leader says the arsenal is out of balance.

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Two Taiwanese soldiers operate a tank, which is seen close-up, with a line of green trees and leaves in the background.
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Ukraine explains how it used a drone with an airburst warhead to set up its bold strike on a Russian submarine

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An aerial view of an IL-38N Sea Dragon, with a red circle added by Business Insider.
The SBU said it attacked the Sea Dragon with a drone-carried warhead that dispersed over 2,000 fragments at its target. Annotation in red by Business Insider.

Screenshot via YouTube/Security Service of Ukraine

Taiwan needs to flood the battlefield with cheap, mobile, and survivable weapons to counter China, former senior military officer says

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Two people wearing camouflage crouch in front of a rotary-wing drone that's sitting on a patch of greenish brown grass.
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Ukrainian troops say a 'droid' with a .50-cal machine gun held off Russian attacks for 45 days in a row

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DevDroid's TW 12.7 is seen firing its M2 Browning in aerial footage.
NC13's DevDroid TW 12.7 is seen firing its weapon in this aerial footage. Red annotation by Business Insider.

Screenshot via 3rd Army Corps/Telegram

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

Tech Insider : Business, Economy, Technology
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

Tech Insider : Business, Politics
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

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