New technologies are allowing Ukrainian drone operators (who are high-priority targets) to control drones from relatively safer locations hundreds or even thousands of kilometers away. But human soldiers often still have to go to dangerous places to transport, prepare and launch these aircraft. Operators of Ukrainian interceptor drones and other unmanned aerial systems are increasingly
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US forces shot down an Iranian Shahed in the Middle East this week using an interceptor drone tested in Ukraine, a US official told Business Insider on Friday. The engagement marks the first time U.S. troops have used the U.S.-made Merops system to intercept a hostile drone in combat. Ukraine has used it to take
Ukrainian special operators are learning to keep a close watch in the skies as they advance to assault Russian-controlled trenches, while the rise of drones on the battlefield forces soldiers to constantly change the way they fight. “Our training has changed,” an operator from the 4th Ranger Regiment of the Ukrainian Special Operations Forces told
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NATO is preparing for the next drone war, but officials warn that building millions of drones now could leave the alliance with obsolete weapons stockpiles before the fight even begins. Ukraine’s fight against the Russian invasion is showing Western militaries that they must be prepared with drone and counter-drone technology. It also shows how quickly