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Russia said a drone attack damaged infrastructure and vessels at Volna on the Black Sea coast, yet another strike on the country’s commodities assets.
The San Diego-based littoral combat ship was in the Arabian Gulf when a new Low-Cost Unmanned Combat Attack System, or LUCAS, was tested.
Ukraine has used long-range drones to attack Russian oil platforms as it expands its strikes on the country's energy sector.
ANKARA, Turkey -- Turkey has warned Russia and Ukraine to exercise greater caution regarding Black Sea security after its air force shot down a drone that entered Turkish airspace, the defense ministry said Thursday.
On New Year's Eve 2024, Ukraine's $300,000 Magura V5 naval drone destroyed two Russian Mi-8 helicopters over the Black Sea in an unprecedented engagement. Lt. General Kyrylo Budanov confirmed this marked the first successful sea drone air-to-air kill in military history,
A source in the Security Service of Ukraine told Business Insider that the attack was carried out more than 1,240 miles away.
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US warship fires first kamikaze drone at sea
Armed with anti-ship missiles or bombs, aerial suicide drones have potential in naval combat against a variety of surface combatants.
Turkey has shot down an uncontrolled drone that was approaching its airspace over the Black Sea, in a rare military intervention by the Nato member. The incident follows warnings by Turkey of escalating risks in and around the Black Sea after Russian attacks on Ukrainian ports damaged three Turkish-owned cargo vessels last week.
We have an inside look into one of Ukraine’s most rapidly evolving tools in its war with Russia. Small unmanned drones have come to dominate the frontlines, long-range strikes against power facilities and the waters of the Black Sea and Mediterranean.
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Navy launches suicide drone from ship at sea for first time
A LUCAS drone was successfully launched from the flight deck of the USS Santa Barbara, a littoral combat ship currently operating in the Arabian Gulf.
KYIV, Ukraine — The commander of sea-drone operations for Ukraine’s military intelligence agency says more complex strikes against Russian forces are expected next year, after Kyiv’s uncrewed fleet succeeded in curbing the movements of Russia’s ...