US Navy warships don't have to worry much about the missiles the Houthis keep throwing around, but not everyone can say the same

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Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) stand watch in the ship's Combat Information Center during an operation to defeat a combination of Houthi missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles, Oct.

Russia is painting drones black so they are harder to spot at night, UK intel says

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Darkened drone parts on top of gravel
A photo shared by the National Guard of Ukraine that it said showed downed Russian drones.

Telegram/National Guard of Ukraine

Russian forces are killing their own wounded with drones to stop them from surrendering, Ukrainian officials say

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A Russian soldier in combat gear puts a wing on a drone against a blue sky
A photo taken from video released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service in August 2022 shows a Russian serviceman preparing a reconnaissance drone.

Russian Defense Ministry Press Service photo via AP

Photos offer an up-close look at how Ukrainian soldiers rig their drones with deadly explosives

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Ukrainian FPV drone unit from the 53rd Mechanized Brigade, launching RPG warhead armed FPV munitions towards Russian positions in Donetsk Oblast.
Ukrainian FPV drone unit from the 53rd Mechanized Brigade, launching RPG warhead armed FPV munitions towards Russian positions in Donetsk Oblast.

General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Russia appears to be putting jamming tech on its tanks as exploding drones chase down its vehicles to deadly effect

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DJI Matrice 300 reconnaissance drones conducting test flights near Kyiv on August 2, 2022, prior to being sent to the front line.

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DIY exploding drones are changing the game in Ukraine war

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Russia and Ukraine are expanding drone fleets and training more operators as cheap, hobby-style FPVs reshape combat in the war.

A downed Russian Shahed drone was found with a Ukrainian SIM card, suggesting the technology was used to pilot the explosive drone: think tank

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Remnants of a Iranian-made Shahed-136 drone.
Russia has used Shahed-136 drones — like the one pictured above — to launch devastating attacks on Ukrainian cities.

Global Images Ukraine/Getty Images

Russian students are being asked to donate their vapes so the parts can be used in combat drones, report says

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Russia launched its largest drone attack on Kyiv with more than 70 Iranian-made drones, Ukraine's military says

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A damaged kindergarten following the most intense Russian drone attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, since Russia started its full-scale invasion.
A damaged kindergarten following the most intense Russian drone attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, since Russia started its full-scale invasion.

Efrem Lukatsky/Associated Press

Britain's Royal Navy says it did what only the US has until now: flown a large drone off the deck of an aircraft carrier

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Royal Navy sailors watch as the Mojave unmanned aircraft lands on HMS Prince of Wales for the first time in history.
Royal Navy sailors watch as the Mojave unmanned aircraft lands on HMS Prince of Wales for the first time in history.

UK Royal Navy

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