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Previous stories.

Past stories of the day, organized by subject.

SUBJECT / 01

Autonomous Systems

The U.S. Navy Seahawk uncrewed surface vessel underway at sea

The First Naval Battle Between USVs? Ukrainian Footage Points to a Shift in Warfare at Sea ↗

Ukrainian footage appears to document a USV intercepting another uncrewed vessel in the Black Sea. What does it show—and what remains unconfirmed?

· 3 MIN READ
SUBJECT / 02

Artificial Intelligence

A U.S. Army signals intelligence analyst working at a computer during training

The Problem Begins Before AI Chooses the Target ↗

How decision-support systems and intelligence analysis can lead to flawed strategic decisions before an attack even begins

· 4 MIN READ
Several small drones flying over a field during a military exercise

UK opens Ukraine’s battlefield AI data to drone-swarm developers ↗

A new competition gives British companies access to Ukraine’s combat data to develop coordinated uncrewed systems. The test is whether that experience can produce reliable, controllable capabilities.

· 4 MIN READ
SUBJECT / 03

Doctrine & Strategy

Berliners watch a C-54 transport aircraft land at Tempelhof during the 1948 Berlin Airlift

From Berlin to Oleshky: Supplying a Town Cut Off by War ↗

Drone deliveries to occupied Oleshky revisit an enduring challenge of air supply: getting enough aid to the right people, consistently.

· 3 MIN READ
Energos Winter moored off São Francisco do Sul, Brazil

The Damietta Attack: A New Front in the Battle Over Energy ↗

The growing use of drones against strategic infrastructure is changing the regional and global balance of power

· 3 MIN READ
SUBJECT / 04

Unmanned ground vehicles; aerial drones; robotic warfare; air-delivered robots; Ukraine; Operation Vivaldi

A heavy aerial drone carrying an explosive ground robot for deployment behind Russian lines during Operation Vivaldi. Credit: Ukraine’s Third Army Corp

Ukraine Uses Aerial Drones to Deploy Attack Robots Behind Russian Lines ↗

During Operation Vivaldi, heavy bomber drones carried explosive ground robots more than 10 kilometres behind Russian positions, opening a new approach to delivering unmanned weapons into combat.

· 3 MIN READ
SUBJECT / 05

Unmanned systemds, UGV, logistics

U.S. Army soldiers attach supplies to a TRV-150 resupply drone during a training event in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, April 10, 2025. Photo: U.S. Army / Sgt. Alison Strout.

Ukraine’s Supply Robots Are Changing Frontline Logistics ↗

Amphibious ground robots and resupply drones are becoming part of Ukraine’s frontline logistics. Payload, terrain, communications, and reliability determine their value.

· 3 MIN READ
SUBJECT / 06

Unmanned vessles, maritime warfare, drones,

Drone strike against a ship

Are Drones the Submarines and Strategic Bombers of the 21st Century? ↗

Ukraine’s long-range drone campaign revisits an older strategy: targeting the energy, logistics, and industry that sustain an adversary’s war effort.

· 3 MIN READ
SUBJECT / 07

USV, Unmanned vessels, naval warfare, ukraine, Russia, Ukraine- Russia War

Ukraine USV Magura

How Ukraine’s USVs Are Changing Naval Warfare ↗

Ukraine’s uncrewed surface vessels have challenged Russia’s larger fleet and helped develop new ways of fighting at sea.

· 3 MIN READ
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