Taking down Iran's cheap drones is a drain on the U.S. weapons stockpile. Emerging laser technology may be a cost-effective ...

Donald Trump has urged the UK and other countries to send warships to the region to help secure shipping through the Strait of Hormuz after Iran closed the key passage.

20 million barrels travel through the Strait of Hormuz daily. Iran just weaponized fishing boats to block it. In March 2026, explosive drone skiffs struck six oil tankers in 11 days. Oil prices hit ...

More than 40 countries now operate or are developing loitering munitions, and recent conflicts have shown that low-cost explosive drones can destroy tanks worth millions of dollars. A kamikaze drone, ...

As missiles and drones cross the region’s skies, the Gulf’s layered air-defense networks—from THAAD to Patriot batteries—are being tested in real time.

Experts and defense leaders stress that the U.S. military has been able to shoot down the majority of Iran’s drones and take ...

Experts tell TIME that Iran has the capability to carry out attacks in the U.S. by several means, including through cyberattacks and various groups or individuals it has forged connections with in ...

Volunteers are supplying compact excavators to frontline units. Without them, brigades dig frozen ground by hand while drones hunt them from above.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. General Atomics ran an autonomy test with a testbed drone and a US Air Force F-22 Raptor. The F-22 pilot commanded the MQ-20, a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ukraine's drones are game-changing, but it's often fighting with what's available. A more sophisticated Western force might not ...

The technological change and unit economics first seen in Ukraine is on display in Iran, showing that the use of low-cost drones is the future of warfare.