Ukrainian special operators are learning to keep a close watch in the skies as they advance to assault Russian-controlled trenches, while the rise of drones on the battlefield forces soldiers to constantly change the way they fight. “Our training has changed,” an operator from the 4th Ranger Regiment of the Ukrainian Special Operations Forces told
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NATO is preparing for the next drone war, but officials warn that building millions of drones now could leave the alliance with obsolete weapons stockpiles before the fight even begins. Ukraine’s fight against the Russian invasion is showing Western militaries that they must be prepared with drone and counter-drone technology. It also shows how quickly
Manna Aero, the Irish autonomous drone delivery startup, has been a smaller player in the United States. Founder and CEO Bobby Healy told TechCrunch that’s about to change. The startup, boosted by the $50 million in venture capital it raised in April, said Wednesday that it is establishing a U.S. operations and manufacturing center in
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Nearly all of the Pentagon’s drone programs will now exist under a single office, giving its officials greater power over the future of unmanned systems in the U.S. military. Consolidation will accelerate the acquisition and deployment of drones, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a memo, a top priority of the second Trump administration