#Drone Strike
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![An F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft has its landing gear extended to land at the US military airfield at Spangdahlem. (Source: Getty Images)]( "An F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft has its landing gear extended to land at the US military airfield at Spangdahlem. (Source: Getty Images)")
![The Michurinsk “Progress” plant in Russia’s Tambov region, a key producer of aviation and missile components for the Russian army, was struck by Ukrainian drones on February 12, triggering a fire. (Source: Russian media)]( "The Michurinsk “Progress” plant in Russia’s Tambov region, a key producer of aviation and missile components for the Russian army, was struck by Ukrainian drones on February 12, triggering a fire. (Source: Russian media)")
![Lockheed Martin’s new “Lamprey” autonomous sub mimics nature by attaching to host ships to recharge, enabling persistent covert surveillance and “sea denial” missions. (Source: Lockheed Martin)]( "Lockheed Martin’s new “Lamprey” autonomous sub mimics nature by attaching to host ships to recharge, enabling persistent covert surveillance and “sea denial” missions. (Source: Lockheed Martin)")
![A residential house in the Dnipropetrovsk region lies in ruins following Russian shelling on February 6. (Source: Oleksandr Hanja/Telegram)]( "A residential house in the Dnipropetrovsk region lies in ruins following Russian shelling on February 6. (Source: Oleksandr Hanja/Telegram)")
![Emergency responders and local residents arrive at the scene in the Dnipro region, where a Russian strike on a bus carrying mine workers killed at least 15 people. (Source: State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Dnipropetrovsk Region)]( "Emergency responders and local residents arrive at the scene in the Dnipro region, where a Russian strike on a bus carrying mine workers killed at least 15 people. (Source: State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Dnipropetrovsk Region)")
![$4 Billion in Russian Air Defenses Wiped Out—Ukraine’s Elite SBU Unit Expands Deep Strikes]( "$4 Billion in Russian Air Defenses Wiped Out—Ukraine’s Elite SBU Unit Expands Deep Strikes")
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![Photo of Illia Kabachynskyi]( "Photo of Illia Kabachynskyi")
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- War in Ukraine
Russian air defense is often described as one of the strongest in the world—but largely because it has never truly been tested in combat. Historically, Russia has waged offensive wars against far weaker adversaries. Ukraine’s drone campaign has exposed it as largely a paper shield, untested against modern warfare.
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