Ukraine says its drones hit 3 refineries, tankers
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Ukraine is showing the importance of drones in modern warfare, but also how quickly they can become obsolete, complicating long-term war planning.
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The US military has lost dozens of Reaper drones collectively worth more than $1 billion while carrying out surveillance and attack missions over Iran. Now the Pentagon is seeking large numbers of cheaper drones that can perform such missions despite the expectation that many will be lost in combat.
WASHINGTON — Jeb Bush commended his former rival, President Trump, for debilitating Iran and diminishing its ability to stoke mayhem in the region, but warned that the regime may have made Cuba more of a threat to the US.
PARIS — The Pentagon is seeking a new hunter-killer drone similar to the MQ-9A Reaper that can be produced in high numbers at low costs within five years, according to a Defense Innovation Unit notice that comes after the US Reaper fleet suffered dozens of combat losses in the month-and-a-half war against Iran.
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Ukrainian forces have stepped up their use of “midstrikes” — drones able to hit targets several dozen kilometers behind the front line. Their success, alongside that of “deepstrikes,” has fueled assertions that Ukraine has wrested back the initiative and blunted Russia’s advance.
