DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United Arab Emirates’ air force intercepted an Iranian drone over its territorial waters Monday, the Defense Ministry said, an attack that comes after the United States and Iran exchanged fire on the weekend, the first significant military action in a month. During the lull in fighting, the U.S. has
A Ukrainian manufacturer developed a roving turret with two Kalashnikov assault rifles for its main armament, as Kyiv aims to build more cheap ground drones to fill dangerous infantry roles. The uncrewed ground vehicle was recently used in combat by the Security Service of Ukraine’s Alpha Group special forces to destroy a Russian ambush drone,
Western militaries are learning lessons on modern warfare through the training they provide Ukrainian troops, but one NATO commander says they need to distinguish between what Ukraine does because it works and what it does because it didn’t have a better choice. Norway is leading Operation Legio, a multinational effort to train Ukrainian soldiers at Camp
US Air Force personnel recently trained on a layered approach to countering drones, using artificial intelligence to spot them, electronic warfare to disrupt them, and shotguns as a last line of defense. The recent exercise highlights the US military’s growing focus on having a variety of kinetic and non-kinetic systems to defend against uncrewed aerial
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has warned that those responsible for drone attacks and other hostile acts against Germany, including a recent case at Leipzig Airport, would “pay a price”. Merz said the incident showed Germany was “facing a very real threat” and was increasingly becoming a target. On 4 August, a drone carrying an explosive
One of the big lessons that NATO member Norway has learned from training Ukraine to fight Russia’s invasion is that it cannot afford to get bogged down in this sort of war, its officers say. NATO is worried about Russian aggression and the possibility of further armed conflict, and the alliance has been significantly increasing
