Subscribe

Europe



more Europe news

Ukraine scrambles to overcome Russia’s edge in fiber-optic drones

New Russian drones swarming the battlefield don’t rely on jammable radio signals like the older models — these are controlled instead by tiny cables as thin as thread stretching back to the operator. Experts describe it as the first time Russia has surpassed Ukraine in front-line drone technology.

Sign Up for Daily Headlines

Sign up to receive a daily email of today's top military news stories from Stars and Stripes and top news outlets from around the world.

Sign Up Now