Ukraine’s Heaviest Drone Strike Seeks to Bring War to Russia
DEEP DIVE — Ukraine fired a wave of drones and missiles at Moscow and several other Russian regions late Monday, in one of its heaviest attacks […] More
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U.S. Navy’s Ukraine Lesson: We Need More Sea Drones
SUBSCRIBER+ EXCLUSIVE ANALYSIS — Ukraine continues to strike Russian military targets in occupied Crimea, an area that has seen the most dynamic fighting in the […] More
The Global Race to Produce AI-Driven War Machines
SUBSCRIBER+EXCLUSIVE REPORTING — The marvels of artificial intelligence caught the imagination again this month when Frank Kendall, the secretary of the Air Force, took a […] More
Former Top NATO Commander Warns of “Drone Swarm” Threat
SUBSCRIBER+EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW — While the use of lethal drones is escalating in Ukraine, Russia, the Middle East and elsewhere, the global proliferation of the technology […] More
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AI-Fueled Drones are Changing the Battlespace
OPINION — I recently had the opportunity to speak at a communications conference and during the Q&A period, I was asked which tech trend concerned […] More
The Cat-and-Mouse Game of Preventing Drone Nightmares
SUBSCRIBER+ EXCLUSIVE REPORTING – As drones of all types – aerial, land, and maritime – grow in number and sophistication, so do nightmarish scenarios about […] More
Made in Iran: The Drones That are Killing Americans, Israelis and Ukrainians
SUBSCRIBER+EXCLUSIVE REPORTING – The January 28 strike that killed three U.S. service members at a base in Jordan sparked an escalation that has already seen […] More
From the Battlefield to Your Backyard: The Looming Drone Threat in America
OPINION — The skies over Ukraine and the Middle East have shown us a chilling new type of warfare. Drones, once toys or tools, have […] More
DoD’s Replicator Drone Concept Builds on Lessons Learned in Ukraine
“Small, smart, cheap, and many” is the way Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks describes the characteristics of the drones that the Pentagon intends to put […] More
Ukraine Enlists Local Drone Makers in War Effort
CIPHER BRIEF REPORTING (KYIV) – After a near constant barrage of Russian missile attacks targeting Kyiv over the past several weeks, a wave of drones […] More
The Drone Series: What’s Over the Horizon?
EXPERT PERSPECTIVE – Russian authorities say they shot down a Ukrainian drone over the area that serves as headquarters for the Russian Black Sea Fleet […] More
The Use of Drones in Unconventional Warfare
Bottom Line Up Front Drones have become a trusted tool in the arsenal of non-state actors seeking to engage in asymmetric attacks against a […] More
The Drone Attack on Oil and the Larger Iran Problem
When a series of drones were used to attack a key Saudi oil facility over the weekend, the impact on oil production was noted by […] More
The Risk of Rising Aggression and Declining Action
Oil prices spiked Monday after a drone attack on Saudi Arabian oil facilities over the weekend. The attacks impacted more than half of Saudi Arabia’s […] More
Deadlier Skies: Risks and Benefits of Drone Technology
Last week, the U.S. nearly launched retaliatory attacks against Iran for the shooting down of a U.S. military drone that was operating in the region. […] More
The Advance of Deadly Drone Technology
Peter W. Singer is a Strategist and Senior Fellow at New America and an editor at Popular Science magazine. Singer is considered one of the […] More
U.S. Bolstering Troop Presence in Poland to Strengthen Posture in Europe
Bottom Line Up Front Last week, President Trump announced that the U.S. would be deploying an additional 1,000 troops to Poland. The deployment is reflective […] More
Terrorists’ Use of Drones and Other Emerging Technologies
Bottom Line Up Front Last week, it was revealed that several individuals in Denmark were arrested trying to purchase drones they intended to send to […] More
Israel Lost a Jet, but Proved it would Win the War
It was no surprise when two strategic vectors clashed this weekend on Israel’s northern front: The Iranian determination to build an advanced military force in […] More