The drone war in Ukraine and the growing drone treat in the West is pushing industry and new innovation.

Drones are already reshaping our lives — in surveillance, in photography and especially in war. One Times reporter recently described how a U.S. soldier piloted a drone into enemy territory, spotted enemy cannons and destroyed them. Another profiled a pair of former teenage drone racers who now have contracts to sell their devices to the military.

Two European governments have agreed to buy underwater drones for military use, their German manufacturer told Reuters, as countries in the region ramp up defence spending to address what they say is an increased Russian threat.

Latvia's Origin Robotics says it is building what it thinks smaller militaries on NATO's front line would need in a war with Russia.

Drones, sensors and AI platforms developed for other theaters are being rebranded as tools for the fight against “narco-terror.”

It was the last day of a two-week Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center exercise, and this constructed amphibious battle was the end of a scenario in which the soldiers worked with partner forces to defend an archipelago and take back islands seized by the enemy.

Russia's leading movie studio, Mosfilm, is one of several cultural institutions buying drones and military-capable electronic equipment for use in Moscow's war against Ukraine, RFE/RL's Russian Service has found.

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