3 d. ago Move fast, kill things: the tech startups trying to reinvent defence with Silicon Valley values

Venture capital-backed, $1bn companies are disrupting the way war will be waged with AI and futuristic weapons. Will they overthrow the traditional big military manufacturers, and what would that mean for the battlefield?Visit tech startup Skydio’s headquarters on the San Francisco peninsula in California and you’re likely to find flying robots buzzing on the roof overhead. Docking stations with motorised covers open to allow small drones that resemble the TIE fighters from Star Wars films to take off; when each drone lands back again, they close. The drones can fly completely autonomously and without GPS, taking in data from onboard cameras and using AI to execute programmed missions and avoid obstacles.Skydio, with more than $740m in venture capital funding and a valuation of about $2.5bn, makes drones for the military along with civilian organisations such as police forces and utility companies. The company moved away from the consumer market in 2020 and is now the largest US dro...

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3 d. ago Ukraine war briefing: Russian drone attack kills four in Dnipro as Zelenskyy cautious on new US minerals deal

Drone raid sparks blaze in Dnipro hotel and restaurant complex and injures 19; Ukrainian president says too early to judge Washington’s expanded proposal. What we know on day 1,130See all our Ukraine war coverage Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Ukraine war live: Zelenskyy urges allies to put ‘new pressure’ on Russia to bring an end to ‘daily reality’ of attacks

US and Ukrainian officials to meet for ceasefire discussions in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, ahead of US-Russia talks on MondayAs well as Kyiv, the overnight Russian attacks were reported to have struck the Kharkiv, Sumy, Chernihiv, Odesa and Donetsk regions.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Russian attacks across his country continue to be a “daily reality” despite the partial ceasefire agreed to last week. He referenced the overnight drone attack on Kyiv, in which at least 3 people were killed, and a Russian attack on the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia which reportedly killed a family of three late on Friday evening.These attacks are a daily reality. This week alone, over 1,580 guided aerial bombs, nearly 1,100 strike drones, and 15 missiles of various types were used against our people. All of this weaponry contains at least 102,000 foreign components. That’s why sanctions against Russian terrorists must be more effective. Every loophole that allows them to byp...

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9 d. ago Ukraine war live: Russia launches deadly drone attack on Kyiv ahead of ceasefire talks in Saudi Arabia

US and Ukrainian officials to meet in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, ahead of US-Russia talks on MondayRussian shelling killed three people on Saturday in the eastern Ukrainian town of Pokrovsk, the regional governor confirmed in a Telegram post this morning.Pokrovsk has been under attack for months as the former mining city in the eastern Donetsk region is seen as a strategically important logistics hub. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Russia pounds Ukrainian port while key Russian gas pipe in Kursk explodes in huge 300ft fireball as ceasefire shows no signs of coming into effect

Ukraine's Black Sea port of Odesa suffered its worst onslaught of the war as Russia carpet bombed the city with drone attacks overnight, injuring at least three people.

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1 week ago Odesa 'in flames' as Russia launches kamikaze drone attack which is 'heaviest of war'

A Ukrainian presidential adminstration head claimed a Russian Shahed loitering munition slammed into the southern Ukrainian city earlier today, engulfing it in flames

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1 week ago Drone wars erupt in countryside as foxhunting battles turn hi

Exclusive: Footage shows hunt’s aerial camera equipped with weighted wire as saboteur suffers ‘unprovoked assault’

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2 w. ago Road of death: The Kursk highway where Russian drones hunt down Ukrainian soldiers

The R200 highway in Kursk is a crucial route in Ukraine for the transportation of supplies and troop rotation - but it has been subject to attacks from Russian drones. In one clip, a drone can be seen following a Ukrainian vehicle before the feed cuts.

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2 w. ago US deflects Houthi missile and drone assault after Trump declares war on Iran

A senior US military official said the Harry S Truman aircraft carrier had repelled an attempted attack by Houthi rebels less than a day after Donald Trump greenlit military action

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2 w. ago 'Dramatically changing warfare': Ukrainian drone pilot on life on the frontline

Mitya’s background in gaming and skateboarding gave him the precision and speed needed as a drone pilot

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3 w. ago US and Ukraine hold crunch talks about how to end Putin’s invasion in Saudi Arabia

The talks come hours after Ukraine launched its largest drone attack of the war against Russia

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3 w. ago How did Ukraine’s ‘unprecedented’ drone attack manage to break through Moscow’s defences?

The drones used by Ukraine were home built, employ the latest technology and sent in such numbers that Russian air defences were unable to cope

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3 w. ago Flames light up Moscow sky after Russian capital hit by largest Ukraine drone attack in years

Flames light up Moscow’s sky after the Russian capital was hit by the largest Ukraine drone attack in years.

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3 w. ago NATO scrambles warplanes above Poland as Putin unleashes huge new drone attack on Ukraine

The NATO warplanes were on alert to shoot down any Russian missiles entering Polish airspace.

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3 w. ago Russia and NATO clash in the skies: Moment Putin warplane comes within yards of a French spy drone In repeated 'aggressive' passes over the Med as tensions soar over Ukraine

French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu posted the point-of-view perspective of the MQ-9 predator drone as it soared above the sea on Sunday

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3 w. ago Ukraine war briefing: Deadly Odesa drone attack cuts power, water and heating for second day

Woman aged 77 died of shrapnel wounds; Zelenskyy offers minerals deal signature and peace plan. What we know on day 1,106A Russian drone attack late on Tuesday killed one person and caused power, water and heating cuts in Odesa for the second day running, said the regional governor, Oleh Kiper. A 77-year-old woman died of shrapnel wounds on the outskirts of the city, he said, and drone strikes damaged critical infrastructure, leaving neighbourhoods without services.Kiper said fragments from downed drones had damaged private houses and started fires in outlying city districts. A missile strike had destroyed an empty sanatorium near the town of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, south of Odesa, he added.East of the capital, Kyiv, drones targeted a multi-storey apartment building near the town of Boryspil, smashing windows and triggering a fire in a business. Local officials reported no casualties.Zelenskyy has proposed a peace plan to end the war, saying he is willing to work “constructively” und...

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4 w. ago Apprentice star Luisa Zissman sends warning to YouTuber who flew drone over her country estate after 'tracking down his home'

The mother-of-three, 37, was in a heated confrontation with content creator known as 'H Audit' after he travelled to her sprawling Grade II-listed private property to fly his drone.

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