Tag: Drones
Trump Ties Cuba Threat to Post-Iran Pivot
President Trump said Monday that Washington is investigating whether Iran has stored drones in Cuba, warning of swift action if confirmed, according to MercoPress. “If they do have that… we’ll take care of it in short order,” he told reporters, though he immediately called the claim unverified.The accusation builds on…
When AI Starts Replacing People at War
The debate over artificial intelligence has mostly asked whether machines will replace people at work. In Ukraine, a different kind of substitution is already under way. Short of soldiers, ammunition and time, a country fighting a much larger enemy has turned to drones, software and AI to do the work…
Germany Funds 50,000 Ukrainian FPV Strike Drones
Germany is financing the procurement of 50,000 Ukrainian-made Shrike strike drones under a €90 million order, according to Reuters, joining a broader Western shift toward funding weapons produced directly by Ukraine’s defence industry.The contract combines airframes mass-produced by Ukrainian manufacturer SkyFall with guidance software from U.S. defence-technology company Auterion.Germany is…
Russia Strikes Odesa Ports Overnight
Russia fired 13 missiles and 115 drones at Ukraine overnight, combining guided missiles with Shahed attack drones and low-cost decoys in another effort to stretch Ukrainian air defenses while targeting Black Sea logistics. Ukraine's Air Force said defenders destroyed or electronically suppressed 102 of the 128 aerial weapons, while two…
