This is the first time the U.S. has used explosives-laden sea drones in an attack on another country, following Ukraine's example.

Ukraine's 33rd Separate Assault Regiment used two ground robots and three aerial drones in a fully unmanned assault to clear a Russian infiltration position.

Soldiers are learning to fly things they can't feel. Some turn their bodies in simulators as if they're inside the aircraft, US Army trainers said.

The U.S. military shared video of what it said was its first use of sea drones in combat, to attack an Iranian submarine and ship maintenance facility.

Russian soldiers only live an average of 20 to 30 minutes on the battlefield because of Ukraine’s artificial-intelligence attack drones, CIA Director John Ratcliffe said on Wednesday.

Motherships are helping Ukraine send small drones farther into battle and strike from less predictable directions.

Drones and autonomous systems are moving from niche battlefield tools to a core part of modern warfare.

The US military has lost dozens of Reaper drones collectively worth more than $1 billion while carrying out surveillance and attack missions over Iran. Now the Pentagon is seeking large numbers of cheaper drones that can perform such missions despite the expectation that many will be lost in combat.

Over the last several years, drones have become both more advanced and more user-friendly, which has opened up a new realm of use cases for the aerial devices. From their ability to capture a new perspective on big mountain skiing to their use in land surveying,

The Iranian military army says it targeted two US bases in Kuwait with drones in response to American attacks on Iranian territory. The Islamic Republic’s army said it carried out “large-scale attacks with kamikaze drones against the US military’s ammunition depot at Camp Udairi and the Patriot radar system and air surveillance radar at Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait,

Another overnight wave sent more than 200 drones toward the Moscow region, with Russia claiming 375 intercepted across 18 regions. Intercepts near Moscow have already hit 1,420 this year versus 734 in all of 2025,