About a year into Russia's war, a Ukrainian drone instructor pitched what sounded to troops like science fiction: flying quadcopters into Moscow's scout drones midair. The soldiers thought it was ...

First-Person View (FPV), drones are transforming the war in Ukraine. Built from repurposed racing drones, they are laden with explosives and used like precision-guided missiles. They are cheap and ...

This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. Ryan Knutson: Our colleague Heather Somerville covers national security. And ...

The Army is refocusing its efforts on mass-producing cheap drones and counter-drone technology as unmanned aerial systems become a major weapon in war. The Department of Defense as a whole has ...

For a few years now, and particularly since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, conventional wisdom has said that the future of warfare is swarms of cheap drones with explosives ...

The Pentagon wants more small, cheap, easily replaced drones in the hands of troops as quickly as possible, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he is cutting red tape to make that happen. Hegseth, ...

Ukraine managed to down a Russian Mi-28 helicopter using a drone, Ukrainian media reported. Footage appeared to show a drone striking the helicopter's rear propeller in Kursk, Russia. It's not the ...

On Ukraine’s frontlines, how fast you can spot a buzzing enemy quadcopter can determine whether you survive an imminent artillery barrage or an attack by the drone itself. That’s driven intense demand ...