In modern conflict, the ability to build weapons systems quickly and cheaply is proving to be as important as technological ...

Earlier this month, President Trump told journalists he didn’t want Ukraine’s assistance with drone defense, saying Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was the last person he’d ever ask for help.

TRUPPENÜBUNGSPLATZ PUTLOS TRAINING GROUND, Germany—In a grassy field near the Baltic Sea, U.S. soldiers used net-shooting hunter drones, specially outfitted 557 rifles, and .50-caliber machine guns to ...

The LOCUST Laser Weapon System, a 20-kilowatt counter-drone weapon, conducts tests at the Military Institute of Armament Technology in Zielonka, Poland in February 2026. (Photo by STR/NurPhoto via ...

Eighty years after total war transformed the continent, European countries are making big bets on new instruments of annihilation. Last spring, 3,000 British soldiers of the 4th Light Brigade, also ...

When America went to war with Iran last month, the U.S. military faced an enemy using mass-produced drones to deadly effect. The same weapons have been used for years in Ukraine - some of them ...

In a warehouse more than 1,500 kilometers (900 miles) from Ukraine’s capital, workers in northern Denmark painstakingly piece together anti-drone devices. Some of the devices will be exported to Kyiv ...

Lasers used to shoot down unmanned drones will be tested for safety this weekend at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, a Department of Defense-led anti-drone task force announced Friday. “This ...

London — The war in Iran has highlighted the threat relatively cheap drones pose to both human life and crucial infrastructure. It has also highlighted a seeming unreadiness to counter the weapons ...

As International Women’s Month draws to a close, the role of women in warfare remains as contentious as ever. But in Ukraine, the rise of battlefield drone has brought a significant shift in ...

Since war erupted in Iran, Jon Parker, the boss of British drone maker Flyby, has rarely enjoyed a quiet moment. During our short conversation at its headquarters, the former RAF fighter jet pilot ...