Warfare

The ground loyal wingman and the future of manned-unmanned combat - opinion

If the skies have become dangerous, the ground battlefield has become a truly lethal trap. So instead of adding more and more soldiers or additional manned combat platforms, we add robots.

Elbit System's Rook unmanned ground vehicle
EuroTrophy GmbH and KNDS Deutschland

Rafael subsidiary strikes deal with four NATO countries for Trophy APS

Israeli army soldier holding a mounted machine gun in front of destroyed buildings in the vicinity of the Jordanian Field Hospital in Gaza City.

Gaza reveals future of urban combat western armies aren't prepared for - opinion

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to international media on the Gaza war, in Jerusalem, August 10, 2025

What’s in a name? A lot: Why Israel must reframe hasbara as informational warfare - opinion


Spy cockroaches and AI robots: Germany plots the future of warfare

Reuters spoke to two dozen executives, investors, and policymakers to examine how Germany - Europe's largest economy - aims to play a central role in rearming the continent.

A digital illustration released by Swarm Biotactics shows what they describe as cyborg cockroaches equipped with specialized backpacks that enable real-time data collection via cameras.

What will future wars look like?

Future warfare will merge cyberattacks, psychological tactics, and AI with traditional combat, challenging how nations defend minds as well as borders.

(Illustrative) A soldier holding futuristic technology.

WATCH: US bureaucratic gloves are off: Hegseth says he has rescinded all drone production red tape

In a memorandum released to the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth announced unhindered US drone production and new implementation of drone combat in military training.

 US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over an undated US Air Force handout photo of a RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft

No one should want ceasefire in Gaza until clear defeat of Hamas - opinion

The goal for Hamas has never been a two-state solution or co-existence. Its charter,still unchanged,calls for the annihilation of Israel.

Smoke rises from Gaza after an explosion, near the Israel-Gaza border, as seen from Israel, May 29, 2025.

Unmanned aerial systems: The new face of 21st century warfare

From providing real-time intelligence to helping soldiers and commanders conduct assessments of whether enemies have been eliminated, drones play a role at every level of fighting.

 THE ROBOTICON Rooster rolls, climbs, flies and can carry sensors and cameras.  It can hover or be used as a stationary observer.

West Point expert calls Hezbollah pager attack 'unprecedented' in scale

John Spencer analyzed a recent attack on Hezbollah that involved pager explosions, injuring thousands and significantly disrupting the group's operations and morale.

A personnel of American University of Beirut Medical Center  stands next to an empty stretcher, as people, including Hezbollah fighters and medics, were wounded and killed when the pagers they use to communicate exploded across Lebanon, according to a security source, in Beirut, Lebanon September 17

Hamas releases video of slain Ori Danino saying 'People of Israel: Do not neglect us'

He addresses PM Benjamin Netanyahu and the war cabinet saying "you failed us on October 7."

 Ori Danino, as seen in the video

From the West Bank to US campuses, Iran's psychological influence is spreading - interview

Aviram Bellaishe, vice president at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, says Israel must work harder to counter Iranian psychological influence attempts

 PALESTINIAN TERRORISTS attend a protest against the killing of Palestinians in an Israeli strike at a tent camp in Khan Yunis, in the streets of Jenin.

Unintentional killings of WCK workers is tragic, but Hamas is still to blame for war - editorial

Yes, these incidents do happen in the less-than-sterile conditions of battle. They have happened to every country that has ever engaged in warfare.

A Palestinian inspects near a vehicle where employees from the World Central Kitchen (WCK), including foreigners, were killed in an Israeli airstrike

Russian plane has 'flown it's last': Ukraine downs surveillance craft - commander

The A-50 first came into use during the soviet era.

 A Russian A-50 aircraft.