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Charting a Path for an Unmanned U.S. Navy Fleet

OPINION — “The Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel (MUSV) is an affordable and flexible vessel capable of filling multiple roles within the [U.S. Navy] [...] More

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The Genius – and the Implications – of Ukraine’s ‘Spider Web’ Drone Assault

The Genius – and the Implications – of Ukraine’s ‘Spider Web’ Drone Assault

DEEP DIVE – Ukraine’s drone attacks against five Russian military bases on Sunday didn’t just take out a third of Moscow’s fleet of strategic bomber [...] More

Is the U.S. Military Ready for Tomorrow's Wars?

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW — One of the most profound impacts of the war in Ukraine has less to do with the frontlines and diplomatic negotiations, and more [...] More

Drone Sightings are a Reminder: US Needs Better Drone Defenses

EXPERT INTERVIEW — What’s going on with all the drone sightings? That’s a question on the minds of residents in several northeastern states and - in [...] More

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

U.S. Navy’s Ukraine Lesson: We Need More Sea Drones

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 [...] More

The Global Race to Produce AI-Driven War Machines

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 [...] More

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Former Top NATO Commander Warns of "Drone Swarm" Threat

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 [...] More

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 me [...] More

The Cat-and-Mouse Game of Preventing Drone Nightmares

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 [...] More

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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 [...] 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 morphed into [...] More

DoD's Replicator Drone Concept Builds on Lessons Learned in Ukraine

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 [...] More