The world was dazzled by Operation Spiderweb, in which 117 Ukrainian drones struck airbases deep inside Russia on 1 June, targeting the Kremlin’s nuclear-capable long-range bombers. View image in fullscreen Footage appears to show Russian warplanes being struck and bursting into flames during Operation Spiderweb. A Pentagon programme known as Replicator 1 is due to deliver “multiple thousands” of all-domain autonomous systems by August 2025. View image in fullscreen Pilots in Ukraine direct drones being designed by DevDroid to see and detect the target autonomously, 3 June. “You can just fly into an airport, 100 drones, 1,000 drones, in automatic mode.

Source: The Guardian June 25, 2025 19:31 UTC