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Fragments of Shahed drones are found at the sites of Russian strikes in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on September 19, 2025 (Photo by Viacheslav Madiievskyi/Ukrinform/NurPhoto via Getty Images).

Pentagon’s counter-drone task force visited Kyiv before joint U.S.-Israeli strikes against Iran to see how Ukrainians fight UAS

“I did go to Ukraine, and I went to understand the technology that they’re using to protect their sites and their people from the threat of unmanned…
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky (R) and Secretary General of NATO Mark Rutte shake hands during their press-conference following their talks in Kyiv on August 22, 2025, amid Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP via Getty Images)

Ukraine, NATO launch joint program to boost counter-drone tech, other defense capabilities

The new initiative, dubbed UNITE–Brave NATO, is getting ready to start a pilot “competition” where industry teams from Ukraine and NATO countries will have the opportunity to…
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Reps. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., and Joe Wilson, R-S.C., visit the exhibition of photos featuring war crime sites and civilians innocently killed by Russian occupiers at the Church of Saint Andrew the First-Called Apostle and All Saints, Bucha, Kyiv Region, northern Ukraine. (Volodymyr Tarasov / Ukrinform/Future Publishing via Getty Images)

Looking to deter Russia, lawmakers seek to prioritize defense cooperation on NATO’s eastern flank

The bipartisan bill from Reps. Joe Wilson and Steve Cohen comes amid reports of Russian drones and jets reportedly violating countries' airspace.
Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force John F. Bentivegna speaks with U.S. Space Force Brig. Gen. Jacob Middleton, U.S. Space Forces in Europe – Space Forces Africa commander, and other key leadership at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, July 25, 2025. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Trevor Calvert)

Space Force leaders in Europe, Africa move to enhance allies’ access to commercial tech

Brig. Gen. Jacob Middleton briefed reporters about some of those near-term plans at AFA’s Air, Space and Cyber conference.
NATO Secretary General, Mark Rutte (R) and Commander, U.S. European Command and NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), Alexus G. Grynkewich (L) hold a joint press conference at the NATO headquarters in Brussels on September 12, 2025. (Photo by Dursun Aydemir/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Russian drone incursions prompt NATO to initiate new military activity on its eastern flank

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and SACEUR Gen. Alex Grynkewich unveiled Eastern Sentry during a joint press conference on Friday.
This picture shows smoke rising following an explosion during a night mass drone and missile strikes on Kyiv on August 28, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP via Getty Images)

How the war in Ukraine is shaping NATO’s approach to future fights

Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, Supreme Allied Commander Europe, shared new details about NATO’s near-term digital transformation plans this week.
U.S. Army Gen. Christopher Donahue, the commanding general of U.S. Army Europe and Africa (USAREUR-AF), talks with a U.S. Soldier assigned to 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division about the training scenario during Exercise Hedgehog 25 near Camp Reedo, Estonia, May 15, 2025. Exercise Hedgehog 25 is a large-scale international military exercise led by the Estonian Defence Forces, focused on the rapid deployment of allied forces and the enhancement of multinational interoperability. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Jaidyn Moore)

US Army leader in Europe wants industry to test equipment with Ukrainians

“The other very first question I ask you is, have you asked the Ukrainians to test this yet? If the answer is no, I'll say, why? Because…
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