Ukraine's underwater drones have broken through the long-held belief that submarines are unbeatable. On December 15, 2025, they struck a Russian Kilo-class submarine in a well-guarded Black Sea port.

Ukraine has opened a new chapter in naval warfare, claiming to have crippled a high‑value Russian submarine with an explosive underwater drone in the Black Sea. The strike, which Kyiv describes as the ...

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has directed the Pentagon to embark on the largest unmanned systems buildup in U.S. history — an effort that could deliver more than 300,000 small drones over the next ...

On today’s battlefields, drones are undeniably lethal. They kill with precision, shape movement across the battlespace, and impose a constant psychological presence. Their hum has become synonymous ...

We asked readers of The Morning for their questions about drones. Today, Times journalists answer. By Adam B. Kushner I am the editor of this newsletter. Drones are already reshaping our lives — in ...

Felipe Castro da Silva, an engineer and UAV coordinator with AEL Sistemas, slipped on a black sports jacket as we began our interview. He was talking about the Hermes 900 unmanned aerial vehicle—a UAV ...

The Pentagon has just awarded a contract for ‘multi-dimensional drone swarm’ from XTEND Reality Inc which includes multiple types of drone flown by AI pilots working together under the control of a ...

Ukrainian servicemen of the 18th Sloviansk Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine prepare to launch a drone interceptor to engage enemy targets in the Donetsk region on January 22, 2026, amid the ...