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Russia Says Ukraine Tried to Kill Putin in a Kremlin Drone Attack. It Didn't Work.
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Samuel Bendett, an expert on Russian developments in drone and AI at the Center for Naval Analyses and CNAS security think tank, told Popular Mechanics that the attack’s launc...
By Samuel Bendett
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Details in the drone incident the Kremlin says aimed to assassinate Putin 'don't quite add up.' Experts have 3 theories on what happened.
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But experts told Insider that despite bold statements from both countries, much remains uncertain. "There is a lot we still don't know about this strike," said Samuel Bendett,...
By Samuel Bendett
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Ukraine Denies Kremlin’s Claim of Drone Assassination Attempt on Putin
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Privately, officials have acknowledged a Ukrainian role in some of the most dramatic strikes, such as last year’s drone attack on the Engels-2 strategic bomber air base in Sar...
By Samuel Bendett
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Verified Videos Show Two Explosions Over the Kremlin.
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Samuel Bendett, an expert on autonomous military systems in the Russian Studies Program at the Center for Naval Analyses, a federally funded organization in Arlington, Va., sa...
By Samuel Bendett
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Kremlin Drone Incident: Zelenskiy Denies Russian Claim Ukraine Attempted to Kill Putin
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Samuel Bendett, a drone specialist with the Center for Naval Analyses in the US, said the video of what appeared to be the second drone raid suggested the craft had thin wings...
By Samuel Bendett
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Putin 'Assassination' Attempt Raises Eyebrows
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Samuel Bendett, an adjunct senior fellow and advisor at the Center for a New American Security, told Newsweek via email that he "tends to agree" with Fokht's theory. "I am ske...
By Samuel Bendett
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How Ukraine Could Retake Crimea
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Ukraine's first line of attack in a wider attempt to liberate Crimea will likely involve the use of drones, Samuel Bendett, an adjunct senior fellow and advisor at the Center ...
By Samuel Bendett
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Downing of MQ-9 Reaper is Latest US Drone Lost in Contested Zone
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Samuel Bendett, an expert at the Center for Naval Analyses, told C4ISRNET Russian media and other parties closely monitor “drone flights in the Black Sea and the proximity to ...
By Samuel Bendett
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U.S. MQ-9 'Reaper' Drones Compared to Russia's 'Orion' UAV
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Russia's unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is not quite as formidable, however, according to Samuel Bendett, Russia analyst for the Center for Naval Analyses. Bendett told Newswe...
By Samuel Bendett
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Video Shows Ukraine Drone Drop Grenades on Unsuspecting Russians
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Samuel Bendett, Russia analyst for the Center for Naval Analyses, told Newsweek that both armies have used drones and UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) "to the full extent of th...
By Samuel Bendett
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Russia’s New Start Speech is More Scare Tactics Than New Arms Race, Says Former Ambassador
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That fits with how Moscow has historically handled such negotiations. [John] Tefft recalled previous similar displays, such as in 1983 when negotiators working for the then So...
By Samuel Bendett
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Killer Robot Swarms, an Update
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The Pentagon doesn’t openly discuss many of its most advanced technologies, but last year it called for proposals from the defense industry for a new program called AMASS, for...
By Samuel Bendett
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Drone Explodes Less Than 100 Miles From Moscow as Fear of Strikes Grows
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Samuel Bendett, Russia analyst for the Center for Naval Analyses and an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, told Newsweek that he was still gather...
By Samuel Bendett
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Can Russia’s Combat Robots Compete with U.S. Abrams Tanks?
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But Samuel Bendett, of the Center for Naval Analyses, cast doubts on Rogozin's claim that the "Marker" would be able to take on the likes of the M1 Abrams and the Leopard 2 ma...
By Samuel Bendett
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Russia Says It Will Fast-Track Testing of Tank-Killing Robot in Ukraine
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Currently, there are just five Markers in existence, and according to Rogozin, four of them are being sent to the Donbas region of Ukraine. “What’s interesting is that Marker...
By Samuel Bendett
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Mass-Market Military Drones Have Changed the Way Wars Are Fought
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By 2016, ISIS had modified DJI Phantom quadcopters to drop grenades. These weapons joined the arsenal of scratch-built ISIS drones, using parts that investigators with Conflic...
By Samuel Bendett
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Bargain Basement Bombers: Ukraine’s Homemade Drones Hit Russian Forces
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Samuel Bendett, an expert Russian drones and adviser to both the CNA and CNAS, told me that in addition to flying commercial quadcopters, both sides are building drones. “Russ...
By Samuel Bendett
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All-Out Drone War in Ukraine Points to Future
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But the degree to which they are being used by both sides in Ukraine -- and the benefits they bring, as well as the threats they pose -- highlights the importance for militari...
By Samuel Bendett
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Ukraine Suicide Drone Closer to Induction by Year’s-End
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Citing drone expert Samuel Bendett, Forbes wrote that Ukraine has only a handful of Swifts left, limiting their further use. However, he added that the introduction of the new...
By Samuel Bendett
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Russia’s Story on the Mysterious Explosions That Rocked Bases Housing Strategic Bombers Acknowledges a Glaring Weakness
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Russia's story in the wake of mysterious explosions at two air bases acknowledges an embarrassing weakness in its ability to defend its military installations. It argued that ...
By Samuel Bendett
