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A Ukrainian air force MiG-29 carrying GBU-39s.

5 minute read

Military tech

Ukraine lost three fighters in one day—one outranged in the air, two caught on the ground. The Gripen fixes both

A Russian missile downed one MiG from beyond the range it could shoot back; drones caught the other two parked. The Swedish jet that arrives next year is built against exactly these losses.

byDavid Axe

A Ravlyk UGV from Ukrainian Unmanned Technologies displayed at Eurosatory 2026, here mounting twin anti-tank launchers from Ukroboronprom. (Photo: Ukrainian Unmanned Technologies)

7 minute read

Military tech

This Ukrainian UGV, beloved by Ukrainian intel, is now winning over NATO countries and global defense giants

Heavy warhorse of Ukrainian battlefields

byIgor Kossov

A Ukrainian operator holds a Himera G1 Pro radio. (Photo: Himera)

8 minute read

Military tech

In the world’s most jammed battlefield, a Kyiv company keeps the signal alive

Light, enduring mesh network enables complex operations in difficult environments

byIgor Kossov

4 minute read

Military tech

Russia is bolting World War II-style bridges onto armored tractors. They’re slow—and Ukraine’s drones are fast

Every bridge over the Vovcha is gone, so Russian crews drive improvised spans into the river and bail out—leaving the vehicles behind as makeshift bridges. The drones find them anyway.

byDavid Axe

9 minute read

Military tech

As Russian air defense dwindles, Ukrainian glide bombs join the fray. But juicy targets are receding.

Ukraine's air interdiction campaign has a new toy for busting reinforced targets without relying on the West

byIgor Kossov

5 minute read

Military tech

For three years, Russia glide-bombed Ukraine in escorted pairs. Now Ukraine is glide-bombing Russia the same way.

High-flying escorts are protecting Ukraine's glide bombers from Russian jets. It's a familiar tactic.

byDavid Axe

5 minute read

Military tech

Ukraine’s $50,000 drone just did what only $500,000 munitions could

Ukrainian drone-maker Fire Point has tweaked its iconic FP-1 drone to travel three times as far as before.

byDavid Axe

4 minute read

Military tech

Russia sent quad bikes to clear a minefield. Ukraine’s drones did the rest.

Mines blast Russian assault groups from below. To clear a path, one Russian field army modified an all-terrain vehicle.

byDavid Axe

5 minute read

Military tech

Ukraine’s newest drones don’t need Starlink. Russia spends $1.5 million to jam it anyway.

Onboard AI lets the newest drones find their own targets—nothing for a jammer to break.

byDavid Axe

A Ukrainian service member holds a Darts attack drone, which has a reported range of 40-60 kilometers. Russian military sources say that these are among the Ukrainian drones that mount a directional antenna that can dynamically maintain connection with a signal repeater. (Photo: Come Back Alive Foundation)

3 minute read

Military tech

Ukrainian drones adopt focused antennas to slip by Russian detection

Reinforces connection and makes drones harder to clock

byIgor Kossov

Russian Volna Kupol Garant system, meant to jam Starlink signals in a 20-kilometer area, shortly before being struck by a Ukrainian attack drone. (Video Still: 422nd Separate Unmanned Systems Battalion

4 minute read

Military tech

Russians deploy massive $1.5M Starlink jammers, Ukrainians are blowing them up

Bulky, powerful, flammable

byIgor Kossov

Ukrainian Abrams tank fitted with modular cage-style protection designed to counter FPV drone strikes on the front line, as crews adapt Western armor to modern battlefield threats. Photo: Ukraine’s 160th Separate Mechanized Brigade

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Military tech

Ukraine’s newest Abrams brigade just built the “dumbest” tank cage of the war. In 2026, that barely matters.

The 160th Mechanized Brigade is an odd choice to operate some of Ukraine's approximately 50 surviving M-1 tanks.

byDavid Axe

5 minute read

Military tech

Russia may soon have more tanks than pre-war. It just can’t use them.

To do it, Russia revived "previously unrecoverable" Soviet engines. The drones that destroyed the originals haven't gone anywhere.

byDavid Axe

9 minute read

Military tech

As UGV adoption soars, Ukraine must write the playbook for saving soldiers’ lives

Number of units using UGVs doubled from 117 to 230 in six months

byIgor Kossov

brussels let ukraine spend eu defense funds chinese drone components · post litavr interceptor ukraine's ministry medium_litavr-uav-site-01-3911f49c7c news ukrainian reports

6 minute read

Military tech

Newly-announced Litavr interceptor is a model microcosm of Ukraine’s drone innovation programs

Each feature is an example of where Ukraine's interceptor industry is headed.

byIgor Kossov

4 minute read

Military tech

Ukraine’s drones got bigger warheads. A Russian corvette in the Baltic just found out.

The Fire Point FP-1 that struck Boikiy at Kronstadt on 3 June crossed 1,100 km to get there — and arrived with a heavier warhead than the model that started Ukraine's deep-strike campaign.

byDavid Axe

6 minute read

Military tech

Russia more than doubles production of converted SAMs to make ballistic missile strikes even harder to defend

Missiles add few qualitative improvements but do add mass to Russia's terror attacks

byIgor Kossov

4 minute read

Military tech

Ukraine showed the world its drone launcher. Russia found it four days later.

AI-targeted drones need training images to find their targets. Ukraine just gave Russia one.

byDavid Axe

5 minute read

Military tech

Russian corvette stationed near St. Petersburg for repairs now needs more of them after Ukrainian strike

Drones struck the center of the ship, where its expensive and capricious electronic systems are located.

byIgor Kossov

Oreshnik Kyiv, Bila Tserkva, May 24, 2026

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Military tech

Russia’s $30m terror missile keeps missing

If Russia's Oreshnik missile is a terror weapon, it's not actually a very scary one. It keeps missing and failing.

byDavid Axe

Military tech

Ukraine lost three fighters in one day—one outranged in the air, two caught on the ground. The Gripen fixes both

This Ukrainian UGV, beloved by Ukrainian intel, is now winning over NATO countries and global defense giants

In the world’s most jammed battlefield, a Kyiv company keeps the signal alive

Russia is bolting World War II-style bridges onto armored tractors. They’re slow—and Ukraine’s drones are fast

As Russian air defense dwindles, Ukrainian glide bombs join the fray. But juicy targets are receding.

For three years, Russia glide-bombed Ukraine in escorted pairs. Now Ukraine is glide-bombing Russia the same way.

Ukraine’s $50,000 drone just did what only $500,000 munitions could

Russia sent quad bikes to clear a minefield. Ukraine’s drones did the rest.

Ukraine’s newest drones don’t need Starlink. Russia spends $1.5 million to jam it anyway.

Ukrainian drones adopt focused antennas to slip by Russian detection

Russians deploy massive $1.5M Starlink jammers, Ukrainians are blowing them up

Ukraine’s newest Abrams brigade just built the “dumbest” tank cage of the war. In 2026, that barely matters.

Russia may soon have more tanks than pre-war. It just can’t use them.

As UGV adoption soars, Ukraine must write the playbook for saving soldiers’ lives

Newly-announced Litavr interceptor is a model microcosm of Ukraine’s drone innovation programs

Ukraine’s drones got bigger warheads. A Russian corvette in the Baltic just found out.

Russia more than doubles production of converted SAMs to make ballistic missile strikes even harder to defend

Ukraine showed the world its drone launcher. Russia found it four days later.

Russian corvette stationed near St. Petersburg for repairs now needs more of them after Ukrainian strike

Russia’s $30m terror missile keeps missing

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