Combat drones

Combat drones

Between late April and July 2025, a type of drone not previously seen in Libya was parked outside a hangar (left) on the northern apron at Al Khadim airbase, satellite imagery shows. Three trucks, which experts believe were carrying ground control equipment, are visible at the edge of the apron (right) in this May 28 image. Photo: Vantor/Handout via REUTERS

Libya's Haftar acquires combat drones despite UN embargo

Commercial satellite images show at least three drones at Al Khadim airbase, located in the desert about 100 kilometres (62 miles) east of the city of Benghazi, between late April and December

A student of the school for drone pilots practices during a lesson, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in an undisclosed location, Ukraine, June 30, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Alina Smutko

Drones dominate Ukraine battlefield four years into fighting

A student of the school for drone pilots practices during a lesson, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in an undisclosed location, Ukraine, June 30, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Alina Smutko

Points for kills: Ukraine's drone war takes cues from video games

Unitree robot dogs climb a flight of stairs during a demonstration to Reuters at a park in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China March 21, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Florence Lo/File Photo

Robot dogs and AI drone swarms: How China could use DeepSeek for an era of war

Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov and Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif Photo: Collected

Iran to supply Russians with UAVs for Ukraine: White House

A man wearing a face mask following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak is seen at a counter displaying drones and other products, at DJI's flagship store in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China August 8, 2020. REUTERS/David Kirton/File Photo

China's DJI halts Russia, Ukraine sales to prevent use of its drones in combat

AVIC’s Wing Loong II drone. PHOTOGRAPHER: MIKHAIL VOSKRESENSKIY/AP IMAGES

Combat drones made in China are coming to a conflict near you