Russia, Ukraine and drones
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Ukraine’s drones range from small, autonomous boats patrolling the Black Sea to aircraft that travel hundreds of kilometres into Russia. Most are designed to be made from parts that are cheap, easy to find and simple to put together,
The Ukrainian military says its new weapon system, which launches antiaircraft missiles from a remote-controlled speedboat, has brought down two Russian jet fighters.
Ukraine recently used inexpensive drones to inflict serious damage to Russia's strategic bomber fleet in an audacious attack.
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Used to great effect by Ukraine in the Black Sea against Russia, Taiwan is learning lessons on how it could use sea drones as an effective and low-cost way to fend off any possible Chinese invasion. These drones are uncrewed,
While Ukraine would benefit from these systems, the United States has far more direct interests elsewhere in the world—and increasingly on the home front as well. In the wake of Ukraine’s recent drone attacks on Russian airfields—its so-called “Operation Spiderweb,
Russia has been firing North Korean ballistic missiles against Kyiv in the deadly overnight barrages, the latest of which killed three people in Ukraine’s second-largest city, officials said.
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UKRAINE Just Unleashed SPIDER WEB 2.0 – DRONE SWARM Strikes From Cargo TrainUkraine has launched a significant new drone strike, with some analysts calling it "Spider Web 2.0," that hit a Russian military cargo train on Saturday, June 7. Drones, reportedly hidden within grain containers,