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US Reaper drones near end of the line in a new war era

The MQ-9 Reaper defined US drone wars for two decades, but the next era may be shaped by a very different premise: not building unmanned aircraft to survive every fight, but fielding them cheaply and in enough numbers that losing some no longer breaks the force. This month, The

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UK‑Ukraine drone partnership will boost long‑term security

When the UK allowed Ukraine to use British-supplied Storm Shadow cruise missiles against targets inside Russia in late 2024, Moscow predictably accused London of escalating the war and threatened retaliation. Russia’s latest warnings over Kyiv’s use of British-made drones that

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South Korea’s economy at risk as Trump throws it under bus

NEW YORK — Of all the indignities South Korean President Lee Jae Myung expected to face in 2026, being run over by Donald Trump probably wasn’t one of them. The tire marks are fresh, too, as the US president throws Lee’s economy and geopolitical priorities under the bus in real

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