A young engineer 3D prints drones for rebel forces fighting Myanmar's military dictatorship. 'My parents would kill me' if they knew, he says.

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A young rebel holds a 3D-printed drone.
An unidentified rebel holds the Liberator MK-2, a 3D-printed drone that was produced by a young engineer in Myanmar.

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Ukraine's air force shot down 34 Iran-made Shahed drones overnight, officials say

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Remnants of a Iranian-made Shahed-136 drone.
Russia has used Iran-made Shahed-136 drones to launch devastating attacks on cities in Ukraine over the last year.

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Cheap drones and expensive missiles mean there's no more 'safe rear areas' in wartime, top NATO general says

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Ukrainian personnel near a projectile in a road after Russian shelling in Kramatorsk on September 2.

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It only took 12 Ukrainians with drones to destroy $80 million of Russian military equipment

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A Ukrainian soldier, nicknamed Stem, presents an attack drone he just loaded with shells for a social media post in the outskirts of Kremmina, Ukraine, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023.
A Ukrainian soldier, nicknamed Stem, presents an attack drone he just loaded with shells for a social media post in the outskirts of Kremmina, Ukraine, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023.

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A Ukrainian drone took out two Russian tanks and a piece of artillery in a single night, Ukraine says

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A Russian T-80 tank targeted by a Ukrainian drone in a video shared on September 26, 2023, by Ukraine's Minister of Digital Transformation, Mykhailo Fedorov.
A Russian T-80 tank targeted by a Ukrainian drone in a video shared on September 26, 2023, by Ukraine's Minister of Digital Transformation, Mykhailo Fedorov.

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Russia is stringing nets between lamppost to catch Ukrainian drones — but it clearly doesn't always work

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Two stills from videos. Left: Purportedly outside Bakhmut, a drone's eye view of netting hung between lampposts and an armored vehicle below. Right: A driver's view of the road with netting strung up.
Two views of netting strung between lampposts, purportedly in Bakhmut.

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Ukraine's 'army of drones' are bombarding Putin's forces, hitting a record 205 pieces of Russian military equipment last week, official says

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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 reaches for a reconnaissance drone in the Luhansk Region, Ukraine, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023.

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Deep trenches, cheap drones, and a more efficient war machine are just some of the ways Russia has improved since it first invaded Ukraine

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Fatigued Ukrainian soldier
A fatigued Ukrainian soldier in Izyum, Ukraine, on September 28, 2022.

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Ukraine is now flying so many low-budget drones on the front lines with Russia it is coordinating them using air traffic control

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Ukrainian soldiers huddle around a drone remote controller.
Ukrainian forces are using low-budget plastic drones typically used by hobbyists to evade Russian air defenses.

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US Navy 'Ghost Fleet' ships make first-of-its-kind visit in the Western Pacific as Pentagon looks to counter China's military mass with drones

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The unmanned surface vessel (USV) Ranger steams alongside the USV Mariner as both ships transit the Pacific Ocean during a photo exercise as part of Integrated Battle Problem (IBP) 23.2, Sep. 7, 2023.
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