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USSOCOM Builds New Kind of Drone Operator, One Who Builds FPVs Too

SOCOM’s new program will train up to six commandos in building and operating FPV drones through a 10-day course, with the contract reserved for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses.

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Greenpeace Says French Uranium Being Sent to Russia

The Greenpeace group said Sunday that France was sending uranium to Russia for treatment so it can be reused, despite the Kremlin's war in Ukraine.

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Russia Claims to Have Seized Two New Villages in Southern Ukraine

The Russian army on Sunday claimed to have captured two more villages in southern Ukraine, where its troops are slowly gaining ground against outnumbered Ukrainian forces.

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Zelensky Renews Calls for More Air Defense After Deadly Strike on Kyiv

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday renewed his plea for more air defense systems, a day after Russian strikes on Kyiv killed seven people.

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Russia Strike on Kyiv Apartment Block Kills Six, Ukraine Says

A barrage of Russian missiles hit Kyiv on Friday, killing six people in one apartment block, attacks that Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky denounced as a "heinous" bid to spread terror.

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US Sanctions Ukrainian Firms Tied to Iran’s Drone Production for Russia

The US Department of the Treasury has sanctioned two Ukrainian companies accused of helping Iran obtain critical components for tactical unmanned aerial systems used by Russia against Ukraine.

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Ukraine’s ‘Airborne Minefield’ to Take Flight in Defense Against Russian Drones

Small drones will soon fill Ukrainian skies to create a first-of-its-kind “drone wall” system to shield infrastructure from Russian strikes. 

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NATO Allies Ditch Boeing for New Surveillance Planes

NATO countries have ditched plans to buy US-made Boeing aircraft to replace the alliance's aging fleet of surveillance planes, after Washington pulled out of the program, the Netherlands said Thursday.

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Ukrainian Capital Comes Under ‘Massive’ Attack

Almost every district in Kyiv was under "massive" attack Friday morning, the Ukrainian capital's mayor said, with one death reported and 30 residential buildings damaged across the city.

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Indonesia Retires Russian APCs, Deploys Czech Pandurs to UN Mission in Lebanon

Indonesia has swapped its aging Russian-made BTR-80A armored personnel carriers with Czech Pandur II 8×8 vehicles in Lebanon under a UN peacekeeping mission.

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