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The Hottest New Defense Against Drones? Lasers

Cheaper than advanced air defenses and more versatile than low-tech options, lasers have become a popular choice for nations ...
Washington Monthly

Downing Russian Drones: “The U.S. and Europe Should Learn From Us”

A Ukrainian air defense unit demonstrates what NATO should have done when Russian drones invaded Polish airspace.

Machine gunners going head-to-head with Russian drones are getting new interceptors for the hard-to-reach threats

Interceptor drones will help defeat threats at higher altitudes, the deputy commander of a mobile air defense unit told ...

As Trump heads to Europe, Russian drones hit Kyiv and Zelenskyy urges sanctions

Russia continued its nightly strikes on Ukraine -- including the capital Kyiv -- as U.S. President Donald Trump prepared to ...

China threat looms, Taiwan not taking chances: Teams up with US firm to make missiles, undersea drones

Earlier this year, Taiwan’s National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) joined hands with US defence ...

Pepper-balls, rifle rounds, drones: UC police get green light for military-grade weapons

University of California police departments are required by state law to report use of military equipment and requests for ...

Eastern Europe on edge as Russian drones fly over Poland and Romania

Russian drones were spotted over Romania, marking the second incursion into NATO territory in less than a week. NBC News ...

Businesses across the U.S. rely on these drones. They might be banned

Businesses across the United States are bracing themselves for a looming ban on drones made by DJI, a Chinese company, which ...
The National Interest

Can Drones Replace Navy Destroyers? Yes and No

All in all, the expansion of USV use is a promising experiment that could ameliorate the US Navy’s force-structure woes—while ...