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SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND, Alaska (Sept. 11, 2022) A West Coast-based Naval Special Warfare operator conducts security utilizing a SHIELD AI Nova I drone during Operation Noble Defender. Sensors, artificial intelligence, and machine learning software capabilities coupled with the development of layered denial, and defeat mechanisms capable of addressing current and emerging threats are fundamental to national defense. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Alex Smedegard)
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Navy SEALs want to start a 10-day school to learn drone warfare 

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Nov 17, 2025

A soldier uses the KnightFigher drone jamming device during Project Flytrap, July 28, 2025.
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Project Flytrap and the Army’s answer to drone warfare

By Kyle Gunn

Posted on Aug 29, 2025

An M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank at Bergen-Hohne Training Area, Germany, equipped with Abrams Reactive Armor Tiles and the Trophy Active Protection System, July 10, 2020.
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What the Army is doing to keep its tanks alive against drones

By Kyle Gunn

Posted on Jul 24, 2025

U.S. Army Soldiers, assigned to 10th Mountain Division, complete a training and validation exercise on the AN/TPQ-53 radar system in Sierra Vista, Ariz., March 12, 2025. The AN/TPQ-53 radar system is a unique military capability provided by Joint Task Force - Southern Border to augment U.S. Customs and Border Protection along the southern border. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Chase Murray)
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Soldiers on US-Mexico border hunt drones with air defense radars typically used in combat

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jun 4, 2025

Ukraine Drone Attack In Russia 2025
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No ‘silver bullet’ against a drone attack like Operation Spider’s Web

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jun 3, 2025

Army Basic Training
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Army revamps basic training to simulate battlefield stalked by drone swarms

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 17, 2024

This video flies through the Army’s first small drone obstacle course
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This video flies through the Army’s first small drone obstacle course

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on May 6, 2024

The Navy USS Carney defeats a combination of Houthi missiles and drones in the Red Sea, Oct. 19. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Aaron Lau.
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US needs cheaper ways to shoot down drones, Pentagon acquisition chief says

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Apr 28, 2024

small drone RQ-11B Raven
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How small drones changed modern warfare

By Joshua Skovlund

Posted on Sep 22, 2023

drone boat attack
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Videos of Ukrainian drone boats swarming a Russian target end in explosion, mystery

By Matt White

Posted on May 25, 2023

30mm gun
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US providing Ukraine with 30mm gun trucks to blast Iranian drones out of the sky

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Apr 5, 2023

Epirus Leonidas microwave weapon drone swarms army
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The Army is readying a new directed energy weapon to swat drone swarms out of the sky

By Jared Keller

Posted on Jan 26, 2023

Patriot Missiles
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The US is officially sending Patriot missiles to Ukraine

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 21, 2022

Russian drone attacks
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The Russian military continues its drone blitz on Kyiv

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 19, 2022

Ukrainian Drone School Instructors Teach Ukrainian Military Aerial Reconnaissance And Drone Control In Zaporizhzhia
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Ukrainian drones are making life hell for Russian troops in Crimea

By Jared Keller

Posted on Dec 15, 2022

Black Sea Fleet
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Here are the US weapons Ukraine would need to sink Russia’s Black Sea Fleet

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 8, 2022