The Ukraine and Iran wars revealed the value of drones, and the U.S. has launched a contest to produce what are essentially ...

On a winter night in early 2025, a Ukrainian air defense crew near Kyiv tracked more than 100 inbound objects on radar. Some were Russian Shahed-type attack drones carrying warheads. Others were crude ...

Drones offer more than a way to revive your sense of childlike whimsy. Equal parts high-tech toy and commercial tool, they often feature powerful cameras that capture high-quality video, making them a ...

Instead of the heavy systems used by the U.S. military since World War II—missiles and ships that are expensive to design, build, and operate—this war is powered by swarms of mass-produced and ...

Wladimir van Wilgenburg stands in a residential neighborhood in Erbil, in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, and points out incoming drones high in the sky. "The U.S. defense systems, as you can see, are ...