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The Ukraine War Accelerates the International Drone Arms RaceRussian drones entered Polish airspace early on Wednesday, leading NATO aircraft to shoot them down. This incident was the first time that NATO forces had to directly engage R...
By Samuel Bendett
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Is NATO Prepared for Autonomous Warfare?In a clear sign of the Kremlin’s ambitions, nineteen Russian drones crossed into Poland’s airspace in an attempt to test NATO’s resolve. Poland’s prime minister, Donald Tusk, ...
By Samuel Bendett
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Russian Drones Have Entered Several NATO Countries’ Airspace. Far More May Be Within Their RangeThe latest massive aerial attack on Ukraine hit a new milestone in the continuing escalation of Russian bombardments, after Poland announced that it had closed airports and do...
By Samuel Bendett
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Ukrainian Soldiers Race To Transform The War With RoboticsIn an old Soviet-era warehouse just miles from the front in Donetsk Oblast, sparks fly from a welding torch as Ukrainian engineers crouch over the metal frame of a ground robo...
By Samuel Bendett
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Ukraine Unveils New 'JET MAX' Bomber Drone: What To KnowUkrainian developers have unveiled a new "bomber drone" designed to target Russian soldiers and armored targets like tanks, according to local reports, as Moscow works to catc...
By Samuel Bendett
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Russia-Ukraine Naval Drone Arms Race Could ‘Usher In a New Era of Warfare’After a string of devastating Ukrainian strikes that crippled much of its Black Sea Fleet, Russia is now turning to naval drones in a bid to rebuild its presence and adapt to ...
By Samuel Bendett
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Defense / Transatlantic Security / Technology & National Security
Ukraine Bets Big on Interceptor Drones as Low-Cost Air Shieldhen President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said at the end of last month that Ukraine needs $6 billion to fund the production of interceptor drones, setting a target of 1,000 a day, he...
By Samuel Bendett
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Russia’s Rocket-Powered Kamikaze Drones Are Now Hitting Kyiv — Here’s Everything We KnowRussian rocket-powered Shahed-type drones were used the massive aerial attack on Kyiv overnight on July 31, news outlet TSN reported, citing Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko....
By Samuel Bendett
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How The Marine Corps Is Preparing For Drone Wars — And What’s MissingA new 1st Marine Division handbook shows how the Corps has modernized its thinking and is preparing to fight a drone war. It also reveals how far there is to go, not just in d...
By Samuel Bendett
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Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
Military Experts Weigh In on China’s New Mosquito-Like Spy DroneLast month, China's National University of Defense Technology unveiled a new spy drone designed to look like a mosquito. Showcased on the state-run CCTV-7 military broadcaster...
By Samuel Bendett
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Russia Is Ready to Begin Its Summer OffensiveVladimir Putin appears increasingly confident that Russia will ultimately prevail on the battlefield in Ukraine as Moscow wages a bloody summer offensive....
By Samuel Bendett
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Russia Is Closing in on Ukraine’s Tech AdvantageIt’s year four of Russia’s “special military operation” in Ukraine....
By Samuel Bendett
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Soldiers Have a Huge Stake in Ukraine-Russia Drone-Tech Arms RaceUkrainian drone warfare has evolved from improvisation to a high‑volume, precision‑strike ecosystem that Russia often struggles to match. With some operators flying up to 15 m...
By Samuel Bendett
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The Russia-Ukraine Drone War: Innovation on the Frontlines and BeyondToday we’ve got a really exciting event on “The Russia-Ukraine Drone War” and all the kinds of technological innovation going on in that drone war, including but not limited t...
By Samuel Bendett
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Russia Expands Drone Capabilities as Ukraine Conflict ContinuesWhile many of Ukraine’s technological advancements resulting from the war with Russia are well-known, Russian capabilities are also continuing to evolve, including the integra...
By Samuel Bendett
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The Phony War: Ukraine and Russia’s Decoy DronesKyiv’s drones have hit targets ever deeper into Russian territory in the first months of 2025, destroying oil refineries, airfields, and crippling infrastructure that fuels Ru...
By Samuel Bendett
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DJI Mavic Consumer Drones Are Still Russian Soldiers’ FavoriteThree years into the war, both sides rely heavily on consumer drones, specifically the Mavic series made by DJI. The Chinese company has publicly deplored any military use of ...
By Samuel Bendett
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Transatlantic Security / Technology & National Security
A New and More Deadly Drone on Russia’s Battlefields“There’s been a huge surge in their drone numbers lately, and so many different ‘birds’ in the air, including a lot of fiber-optic drones that you can’t jam,” said Anatoliy, t...
By Samuel Bendett
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Ukraine Collapse Myth Leaves Out Tech Factor in Sea and Land WinsAbout a year ago, a media narrative that Ukraine was collapsing militarily took hold globally. That common wisdom surely played a major role in convincing US President Donald ...
By Samuel Bendett
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Defense / Transatlantic Security / Technology & National Security
Russians Lash FPVs Together To Make Frankenstein Heavy Lift DronesRussian soldiers have found a novel way to get around their lack of heavy-lift drones: strapping four small drones to a frame to create a device known as “Vobla.”...
By Samuel Bendett
