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SMASH 2000L fire control system
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Marines to field new smart scope to help shoot down small drones

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jul 16, 2025

An 8th Air Force B-17 bomber flies over a bombed target in 1943.
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The Army Air Forces tried to use remote-controlled bombers as attack drones in World War II

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jul 7, 2025

Pentagon sets up interservice counter-drone task force
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Pentagon sets up interservice counter-drone task force

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jul 6, 2025

A sailor hammers away at floor planks in a trench in Latvia.
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Marines and sailors are building trenches for the drone age

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 17, 2025

US base defense in the era of large-scale drone attacks
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US base defense in the era of large-scale drone attacks

By Kyle Gunn

Posted on Jun 14, 2025

Concept art of two sleek, futuristic uncrewed Collaborative Combat Aircraft flying in the clouds.
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Air Force sets up new Experimental Operations Unit for Collaborative Combat Aircraft

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 7, 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

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade, alongside multinational medical teams, integrated drones-based blood resupply during the multinational Hospital Exercise (HOSPEX) as part of Swift Response 2025, at camp Adrian Rohn, Pabrade, Lithuania, May 15, 2025. The exercise marked a first for the brigade, using the TRV-150 drone and the Flying Basket drone to deliver simulated blood to field care locations. The goal: enhance survivability and speed in austere, contested environments where traditional medical resupply is high-risk. Demonstrating global deterrence and the U.S. Army’s ability to rapidly deploy U.S.-based combat power in Europe alongside Allies and partners, DEFENDER 25 brings U.S. troops together with forces from 29 Allied and partner nations to build readiness through large-scale combat training from May 11-June 24, 2025. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships and strengthen the alliance. (U.S. Army photos by Elena Baladelli)
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Army medics were moving blood to the frontlines with drones in a major recent exercise

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jun 2, 2025

U.S. Army Spc. Anton Lane, a combat medic with specialized drone training, assigned to 5-7 Cavalry, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division inspects a Skydio X10E4TT drone prior to flight during exercise Combined Resolve 25-2 at Hohenfels, Germany on May 17, 2025. TiC is grounded in one principle: increasing the lethality of our formations by creating more agile and mobile units capable of responding to complex combat scenarios (US Army photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Fist Class Richard Hoppe, Released).
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The Army wants more drones, electronic warfare tech. This unit is the guinea pig.

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on May 21, 2025

A soldier wearing goggles inspects a drone at a work station.
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173rd Airborne builds its own FPV drone lab to get around procurement wait

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on May 12, 2025

Marine drones
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Marine Corps stands up ‘attack drone team’ to take lessons from Ukraine and teach them to grunts

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Apr 4, 2025

Capt. Jesse Guerin and Sgt. 1st Class Aaron Angulo were named the Army’s best medics of 2025 after winning a competition at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
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These are the Army’s best medics of 2025

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Feb 27, 2025

A man in uniform stands behind a four-legged robot.
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That’s CHAPPIE: Why the Space Force has a nuclear material sniffing robot

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Nov 12, 2024

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

Air Force team designs, 3D prints, launches new drone in under 24 hours
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Air Force team designs, 3D prints, launches new drone in under 24 hours

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on May 4, 2024

Civilian killed in 2023 US strike on Al Qaeda leader in Syria, investigation found
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Civilian killed in 2023 US strike on Al Qaeda leader in Syria, investigation found

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on May 2, 2024

Update the safety brief: the flame-throwing robot dog is here
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Update the safety brief: the flame-throwing robot dog is here

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Apr 26, 2024

Soldier earns ‘Ace of Syria’ nickname after downing 6 drones
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Soldier earns ‘Ace of Syria’ nickname after downing 6 drones

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Apr 2, 2024

Trench warfare
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Trench warfare tips: What US troops need to know from Ukraine

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 23, 2023

Al Asad Air Base
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19 US troops have Traumatic Brain Injury after drone attacks in Iraq and Syria

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 26, 2023

C-RAM in Erbil
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More than 20 US troops in Syria and Iraq have been injured in drone attacks

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Oct 25, 2023

26th Marine Expeditionary Unit
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US expects Iran to continue to escalate Israel/Hamas war

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 24, 2023

Military jet in the sky
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Sky Wars: US pilots dodging “thuggery,” “risky” maneuvers from Russia, China

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Oct 20, 2023

iraq drone attack
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One civilian killed in second day of drone attacks on US forces

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Oct 19, 2023

C-RAM
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US military fights off two drone attacks in Iraq on the same day

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 18, 2023

Inside Task Force 99, the Air Force’s custom drone builders
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Inside Task Force 99, the Air Force’s custom drone builders

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Oct 4, 2023

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

By Joshua Skovlund

Posted on Sep 22, 2023

Reaper
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US resumes some drone operations in Niger for force protection

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Sep 14, 2023

Niger
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Pentagon: Some ‘non-essential’ personnel have left Niger [Updated]

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Sep 7, 2023

Somalia
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US airstrike in Somalia kills 13 al-Shabab fighters

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 28, 2023

Niger
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US troops will remain in Niger during partial embassy evacuation [Updated]

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 2, 2023

Reaper
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The US can’t use its $110 million drone base in Niger

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 1, 2023

Russian jet damage a US drone over Syria
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Watch as a Russian jet damages a US drone over Syria

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jul 25, 2023

Iran corvette
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US Navy chases away Iranians before they can seize two oil tankers

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jul 5, 2023

Air Force drone artificial intelligence
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Air Force said AI drone killed its human operator in a simulation

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Jun 1, 2023

Ukrainian Drone School Instructors Teach Ukrainian Military Aerial Reconnaissance And Drone Control In Zaporizhzhia
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This drone-on-drone dogfight in Ukraine is a glimpse of the future of war

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on May 27, 2023

Grady Kurpasi
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The long journey home for a Marine veteran killed in Ukraine

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on May 23, 2023

Ukrainian Drone School Instructors Teach Ukrainian Military Aerial Reconnaissance And Drone Control In Zaporizhzhia
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Report: Ukraine is losing 10,000 drones per month

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on May 20, 2023

Kremlin attack
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Russia claims Ukraine launched a drone attack on the Kremlin

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on May 3, 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

Silent Arrow GD-2000 glider drone resupply green berets
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Green Berets are testing a prototype glider drone for speedy resupply

By Jared Keller

Posted on Mar 31, 2023

Mq-9 reaper drone
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Footage captures moment a Russian Su-27 collided with MQ-9 Reaper drone over Black Sea

By James Clark

Posted on Mar 16, 2023

US Air Force drone crashes after colliding with Russian fighter over Black Sea
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US Air Force drone crashes after colliding with Russian fighter over Black Sea

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Mar 14, 2023

Chinese and Russian troops
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China is considering arming Russian forces in Ukraine, US says

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Feb 21, 2023

russia ukraine war drones
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DIA report confirms Russia’s use of Iranian drones in Ukraine

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Feb 15, 2023

Marker UGV Russia Ukraine tanks
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Russia says it will fast-track testing of tank-killing robot in Ukraine

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Jan 31, 2023

Syria
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US troops conducted 313 missions and killed 686 ISIS fighters in 2022

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 29, 2022

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

robot dog drone airdrop kestrel defense
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This video of a drone airdropping an armed robot dog is the stuff of dystopian nightmares

By Jared Keller

Posted on Oct 27, 2022

XM1211 High Explosive Proximity (HEP) round
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The Army is fielding a new ‘proximity’ round to take out incoming drones

By Jared Keller

Posted on Oct 21, 2022

Drone attacks
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Russia’s kamikaze drone strikes against Ukraine aren’t the sign of strength Putin thinks

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 17, 2022

A U.S. Marine from the 3/5 Lima company points his rifle at a building as it burns in the restive city of Fallujah,14 November 2004, 50 kms west of Baghdad, Iraq. (AFP photo by Patrick Baz via Getty Images)
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Who gets to call themselves a ‘combat veteran’?

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 10, 2022

valykrie
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What it might be like for Air Force fighter pilots to command a team of drones in battle

By David Roza

Posted on Oct 6, 2022

Drone Swarm
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Video of US soldiers training against drone swarm offers glimpse at future of warfare

By Max Hauptman, Jeff Schogol

Posted on Sep 13, 2022

mq-9 reaper
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How an Air Force Reaper drone helped save lives aboard a burning ship in the Pacific

By David Roza

Posted on Aug 24, 2022

After 64 days, the Army’s drone that wouldn’t die has died [Updated]
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After 64 days, the Army’s drone that wouldn’t die has died [Updated]

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 21, 2022

Here’s how the US military can win a war against China
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Here’s how the US military can win a war against China

By David Geaney

Posted on Aug 17, 2022

reaper
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This Air Force drone just proved it can be a ‘Grunt Angel’ in a war with China

By David Roza

Posted on Aug 10, 2022

‘Oh shit that’s my house’ — Iraq vet realizes Al Qaeda chief was killed while living in his old home
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‘Oh shit that’s my house’ — Iraq vet realizes Al Qaeda chief was killed while living in his old home

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Aug 4, 2022

Here’s what all those UFO sightings might be — and what the military may know
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Here’s what all those UFO sightings might be — and what the military may know

By Dan Reedy

Posted on Aug 2, 2022

The Army has a drone flying over the American Southwest that refuses to die
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The Army has a drone flying over the American Southwest that refuses to die

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jul 31, 2022