Russia is using a new delivery of Iran's Shahed drones to strike Ukraine to make up for a lack of precision munitions, reports say

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A Russian drone, considered by Ukrainian authorities to be an Iranian-made Shahed-136, over Kyiv on October 17, 2022.

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New propellers with looped blades could help make the oceans quiet again, sparing both marine life and the climate

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A team of US scientists is turning dead birds into drones to study flight techniques that may help the aviation industry

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A view of a taxidermy bird drone for wildlife monitoring developed by researchers at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology in Socorro, New Mexico, U.S. March 22, 2023.
A view of a taxidermy bird drone for wildlife monitoring developed by researchers at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology in Socorro, New Mexico, U.S. March 22, 2023.

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A key air defense system wasn't working right when a drone killed an American in Syria, pushing the US to retaliate with force

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An Avenger Weapon System fires at a live-fire short-range missile range near White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, Oct. 14, 2018
An Avenger Weapon System fires at a live-fire short-range missile range near White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, Oct. 14, 2018

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Starlink is key to Ukrainian operations, but the Russians 'will find you' if you use it too long, soldier says

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“Psycho”, 22 from the 80th Separate Air Assault Brigade disconnects their Starlink on the front line at Orthodox Christmas, during a ceasefire announced by Russia over the Orthodox Christmas period, from the frontline region of Kreminna, Ukraine, January 6, 2023.
“Psycho”, 22 from the 80th Separate Air Assault Brigade disconnects their Starlink on the front line at Orthodox Christmas, during a ceasefire announced by Russia over the Orthodox Christmas

A massive explosion in Crimea destroyed a cache of Russian cruise missiles, a key weapon in its attacks on civilian infrastructure, Ukraine says

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A still from footage shared on social media on March 20, 2023, purporting to show an explosion in Dhzankoi, Crimea. It shows a bright yellow and red burst behind low buildings in silhouette.
A still from footage shared on social media on March 20, 2023, purporting to show an explosion in Dhzankoi, Crimea. Insider was unable to verify the footage.

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Russian jets crashed a US drone, and now Moscow wants to fish the busted aircraft out of the sea

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An MQ-9 Reaper
An MQ-9 Reaper

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Japan is ditching its attack helicopters in another sign that one of the most important modern military weapons is losing its luster

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A Japanese AH-64D Apache helicopter firing a Hellfire missile
A Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force AH-64D fires a Hellfire missile during an exercise in Washington state in December 2021.

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From pigeon-mounted cameras to dragonfly drones, here's how aerial surveillance has evolved to spy on people over the past 200 years

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A man is being instructed how to use an aerial camera on a plane during World War II.
A man is being instructed how to use an aerial camera on a plane during World War II.

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A Russian oil depot caught fire hundreds of miles from Ukraine, the possible result of a daring Ukrainian drone attack

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A Google streetview image of a Rosneft Tuapse oil depot in Tuapse, Russia, dated to 2012. A tall concrete wall topped by barbed wire partially blocks the view of several white containers, against a blue sky.
A Google streetview image of a Rosneft oil depot in Tuapse, Russia, dated to 2012.

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