Drone warfare

Drone warfare

Ukrainian service member Anatolii carries an AS3 interceptor unmanned aerial vehicle, part of a modular American-made, AI-powered counter-drone system MEROPS, during training at an undisclosed location, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, April 10, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko/File Photo

Ukraine's defence AI chief predicts 'new paradigm' of warfare

Ukraine, in the fifth year of fighting a full-scale Russian invasion, is already using AI for a plethora of battlefield functions, from flying drones at targets to helping plan combat operations...

Trainee operators test out an unmanned ground robot at a school run by Ukraine’s third army corps. Photo: Alessio Mamo/The Guardian

Drone games put Ukraine's best military pilots to the test

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US spends billions to counter low-cost Iranian weapons

Trainee operators test out an unmanned ground robot at a school run by Ukraine’s third army corps. Photo: Alessio Mamo/The Guardian

Ukraine deploys ground robots at scale as battlefield shifts to 'technological contest'

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

Visitors inspect the Global Industrial & Defence Solutions (GIDS) unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) Shahpar during the International Defence Exhibition and Seminar (IDEAS 2024) in Karachi, Pakistan November 21, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro

India and Pakistan's drone battles mark new arms race in Asia

Ukrainian servicemen of drone squadron Rarog of 24 separate mechanised brigade attach an anti-tank mine to a Vampire combat drone before flying over positions of Russian troops, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the frontline town of Chasiv Yar, Donetsk region, Ukraine June 26, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Inna Varenytsia/File Photo

Ukraine collects vast war data trove to train AI models

Employees work at a production facility of Unwave company, a Ukrainian producer of jammers and radio electronic warfare, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, at an undisclosed location, Ukraine October 28, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

How 1,000 days of conflict evolved into robot war between Russia and Ukraine

People prepare a drop bomb attached to a drone at a workshop at an undisclosed location in Myanmar in this picture released on June 5, 2024. Photo: Angry Bird Drone Rangers/Handout via REUTERS

Learning from Myanmar's rebels, junta builds new Chinese drone fleet