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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Serviceman and a Vampire drone
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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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.
US Marine Corps Sgt.

Ukraine's air-defense problems are letting Russia launch HIMARS-style deep strikes behind the front lines

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A Iskander-M missile launcher performs during the International Military-Technical Forum
A Iskander-M missile launcher performs during the International Military-Technical Forum "Army 2022" at Kubinka military training ground in Moscow, Russia on August 17, 2022.

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Russia to introduce drone training classes for schoolchildren in occupied areas of Ukraine, reports say

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The drone unit of the 108th Territorial Defense Brigade of the Ukrainian Army continues its combat training as heavy clashes continue on the Zaporizhzhia frontline in Ukraine on November 04, 2023.
A soldier from the drone unit of Ukraine's 108th Territorial Defense Brigade.

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Ukraine wants interceptor drones to take out unmanned surveillance aircraft and blind the Russians without wasting missiles

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A Ukrainian serviceman is assembling a reusable bomber drone in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on March 8, 2024.
A Ukrainian serviceman is assembling a reusable bomber drone in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on March 8, 2024.

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Russia is teaching high schoolers how to use drones and handle rifles so future draftees are more ready for the frontlines, UK intel says

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Russian military troops take part in a military drill on Sernovodsky polygon close to the Chechnya border, some 260 km from south Russian city of Stavropol, on March 19, 2015.
Russian military troops take part in a military drill on Sernovodsky polygon close to the Chechnya border, some 260 km from south Russian city of Stavropol, on March 19, 2015.

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Russia keeps jamming Ukrainian drones, forcing their operators to move closer to the front line — and into greater danger

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A Ukrainian drone operator from the 24th Separate Mechanized Brigade holds a drone during the testing of new military equipment including FPV drones on the training area amid Russia-Ukraine war in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on August 03, 2023.
A Ukrainian drone operator from the 24th Separate Mechanized Brigade holds a drone during the testing of new military equipment including FPV drones on the training area amid Russia-Ukraine war in Donetsk Oblast, U

Russia wants school kids trained to operate combat drones, which have become an inescapable part of the Ukraine war

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Russian military troops take part in a military drill on Sernovodsky polygon close to the Chechnya border, some 260 km from south Russian city of Stavropol, on March 19, 2015.
Drones are at the front of Russia's invasion in Ukraine, and now Russia seems to think it's the future of warfare.

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