Drone dogfights in Ukraine's skies usher in a new chapter of aerial warfare

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Drone-on-drone attacks between Russia and Ukraine signal a new era in modern warfare. Hobby drones are effective at taking out enemy craft and are much cheaper than using expensive missiles.

Russia has been knocking out Ukraine's night bomber drones with its own unmanned aircraft, combat videos seem to show

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A serviceman from the Vykhor, Dnipro unmanned combat aerial complex platoon of the 108th Separate Territorial Defence Brigade launching a Vampire drone in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on February 2, 2024.

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Video emerges seemingly showing Israeli soldiers using a trebuchet to lob fiery weapons at Lebanon

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An Israeli soldier jumps off a Merkava tank during a military drill near the border with Lebanon in the upper Galilee region of northern Israel on October 24, 2023.

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A top US Army general says it's not the right time to build a new drone branch

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US Marine Corps Sgt. Paul Butcher, an explosive ordnance disposal technician with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command, flies a DJI Mavic Pro Drone while forward deployed in the Middle East on May 25, 2017.
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Video shows a Ukrainian drone finding an easy way around a Russian tank's 'turtle' defenses

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Screengrab from a video of a Ukrainian drone targeting a Russian tank in the Bakhmut sector
Screengrab from a video of a Ukrainian drone taking out a Russian tank, released on May 5, 2024.

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Cannons and machine guns are being tested as drone-killers in 2 wars

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Ukrainian troops use a German-made Gepard anti-aircraft gun tank in Odessa region to shoot down drones and other aerial threats.
Ukrainian troops use a German-made Gepard anti-aircraft gun tank in Odessa region to shoot down drones and other aerial threats.

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Ukraine's sea drones vs. Russia's Black Sea Fleet

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Ukraine is facing off against Russia's formidable Black Sea Fleet. How are Ukraine's cheap unmanned sea drones and Western missiles taking down Russian warships worth hundreds of millions of dollars?

Ukraine's special forces have developed new tech that allows drones to fly without GPS, so Russia can't jam them: report

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A Ukrainian drone pilot reaches for a reconnaissance drone in the Luhansk Region, Ukraine, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023.
A Ukrainian drone pilot with a reconnaissance drone in Luhansk, Ukraine, August 19, 2023.

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A Ukrainian unit is flying drones at night to drop mines inside Russia: report

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A Ukrainian drone pilot of the 92nd brigade preparing a drone in the Kharkiv region, Ukraine, near the border of Russia
A Ukrainian drone pilot of the 92nd brigade preparing a drone in Kharkiv, Ukraine, near the border of Russia, on May 14, 2024.

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Ukraine launched what may be the biggest drone attack on Russia since the war started

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Amid Russian advances, Ukraine launched its biggest drone attack on Russia since the war started. Russia intercepted over 100 drones on May 17.

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