Drone warfare

Drone warfare

Service members of the 422nd Unmanned Systems Regiment 'Luftwaffe' of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, carry a Shark reconnaissance drone to a launch point while they work at a position near a front line, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in an undisclosed location in Southern Ukraine, on an undisclosed date, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

Russia tries to jam Musk's Starlink systems to counter Ukrainian drones

Kyiv's development of "mid-strike" drones that can hit targets dozens of kilometres behind front lines accurately and cheaply, and are often flown via Starlink, has transformed the...

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

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