For a few years now, and particularly since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, conventional wisdom has said that the future of warfare is swarms of cheap drones with explosives ...

WASHINGTON − Cheap weaponized drones pose a threat to military bases and civilians, leading a senior military official to predict they’ll be used soon to inflict a “mass-casualty event.” Ukraine ...

Critics say that the US Army is far behind the drone-warfare curve. CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Imag The battlefield in Ukraine must teach the Pentagon a valuable lesson: Small drones are the future ...

KYIV, Ukraine — In the courtyard of a group of ordinary-looking Kyiv apartment blocks, a stairway leads down to a small basement apartment. Three big dogs run out into the hallway when newcomers ...

The Army is refocusing its efforts on mass-producing cheap drones and counter-drone technology as unmanned aerial systems become a major weapon in war. The Department of Defense as a whole has ...

KYIV REGION, Ukraine — Before Russia invaded, Magdalyna, a florist, used a simple desk in her suburban home to assemble bouquets. Now it’s where she builds drones. Bouquets are heavier but otherwise ...

One of the main questions newbie drone pilots ask is whether or not it’s worth buying an inexpensive drone to develop their flight skills before moving on to a more expensive and advanced model. It’s ...

It is human v machine at its simplest. The soldier is crouched under the hull of his battered and immobilised tank. A drone languidly drifts towards him, as if taking stock of the duel. The soldier ...

Waterproof drones are ridiculously expensive, something which has encouraged DIY pilots to think up their own creative fixes ...

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