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Israel spent years preparing for the operation against Iran’s nuclear and missile programs, a security official tells The Times of Israel, including building a drone base inside Iran and smuggling precision weapons systems and commandos into the country.

PRYLUKY, Ukraine (AP) – At least five people, including a 1-year-old child, his mother and grandmother, were killed Thursday in a nighttime Russian drone attack on the northern Ukrainian city of Pryluky, officials said. Six drones hit a residential area in the city shortly before dawn, injuring nine others, according to authorities. The child killed was the grandson of the local fire chief, Ukraine´s Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said. The fire chief, identified by local officials as 50-year-old Oleksandr Lebid, “arrived to respond to the aftermath right at his own home,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a post on...

The U.S. Army has announced that the MARS Inc, Barrett team has been selected as the winner of the xTech Soldier Lethality competition. The competition was done on a highly accelerated basis over six months. The system of semi-automatic launcher, optic, and projectiles is known as the Precision Grenadier System or PG22. The rifled grenade launcher prototype will fire a 30x42mm sophisticated grenade cartridge. The projectile will be capable of being programmed while loaded in the rifle. The rifle is semi-automatic with a five-round magazine. The rifle weighs just short of 14 lbs, without the optics.The weight of the XM...

Ukrainian special forces operatives launched simultaneous attacks on four Russian strategic bomber bases and the home port of the Russian Northern Fleet early Sunday. The attack was reportedly a year-and-a-half in the making and involved a novel means of delivery and the first use of autonomous drone swarms.This is what we know as of this writing.The targets were:Olenya Air Base in the Murmansk Region Belaya Air Base in the Irkutsk Region Ivanovo Air Base in the Ivanovo Region Dyagilevo Air Base in the Ryazan Region Severomorsk (Main Administrative Base of the Russian Northern Fleet) in the Murmansk Region

US-based defense contractor AeroVironment has revealed a drone that can choose its own targets and cause a lot of damage upon hitting them. Called the Red Dragon, this "one-way attack" drone is intended to help the US maintain "air superiority." The Red Dragon can reach speeds of 160km/h and travel nearly 400km

The Feds arrested former member of Michigan Army National Guard Ammar Abdulmajid-Mohamed Said for plotting a mass shooting at a military base in Warren, Michigan. The DOJ announced that Said, 19, was charged in a criminal complaint with “attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization and distributing information related to a destructive device.” “According to the complaint, Said informed two undercover law enforcement officers of a plan he had devised and formulated to conduct a mass-shooting at the U.S. Army’s Tank-Automotive & Armaments Command (TACOM) facility at the Detroit Arsenal in Warren, Michigan. In April 2025, the...

A child murdered his mother and stepfather at the family's stunning $900,000 home because he thought it would help give him 'clout' to kill Donald Trump. Nikita Casap, 17, was arrested in March after he allegedly killed his parents at their home in Waukesha, Wisconsin, then fled the state in their car. Prosecutors said the teenager shot and killed mom Tatiana Casap, 35, and stepdad Donald Mayer, 51, on February 11 before fleeing the scene and leaving their bodies to decompose inside their home. However, they were not discovered until police performed a welfare check at the family's sprawling home...

A Wisconsin teenager allegedly killed his parents in order to "obtain the financial means and autonomy necessary" so that he could assassinate President Donald Trump and overthrow the government of the United States, according to court documents from the Department of Justice. Nikita Casap, 17, was taken into custody last month and charged with two counts of first-degree murder as well as two counts of hiding a corpse, according to ABC News. He allegedly shot and killed his step-father Donald Meyer, 51, as well as his mother Tatiana Casap, 35, in February before he fled the state. The killing of...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy calls on partners to respond seriously to Russia's constant attacks, which undermines international efforts to end the war. Source: President's evening address Quote: "Last night, [Russia launched – ed.] 172 attack drones, more than 100 of which were Shaheds. In fact, large-scale drone assaults persist on a daily basis, as do missile threats and ballistic missiles. It should be apparent to our partners that these Russian strikes target not only our people, but also all international efforts and diplomacy aimed at bringing this war to an end. Russia is striking at the positions of all those...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3)—The House Committee on Homeland Security Chair is promising new federal drone legislation this year. We’ve recently had a lot of discussion on Unmanned Aircraft Systems after drone scares in New Jersey.So, our viewer Jen wants to know; If we see drones hovering over our property, what rights do we have to take them down? Can you shoot them down?Congress may not have written the word drone in the Aircraft Sabotage Act back in 1984 but the act is now the law of the land. It protects all aircraft... and that includes drones.“If you shoot at it,” explained...

Summary At least 91 drones downed around Moscow, 337 overall in Russia Two killed by debris at meat warehouse, 18 others injured Flights briefly suspended at Moscow's four airports Largest Ukrainian drone attack on Russian capital Ukraine on Tuesday launched its biggest ever drone attack on Moscow, killing at least two workers at a meat warehouse, injuring 18 others and causing a short shutdown at the Russian capital's four airports, Russian officials said. A total of 337 drones were downed over Russia, including 91 over Moscow region and 126 over Kursk region where Ukrainian forces have been pulling back, the...

The CIA under President Donald Trump has been covertly flying MQ-9 Reaper drones over Mexico to spy on drug cartels, current and former officials familiar with the matter told CNN, part of Trump’s dramatic reorientation of national security assets to the US southern border. The missions, which have not been previously reported, come as the Trump administration moves to treat transnational drug cartels as terrorist organizations — a designation it has yet to officially make. The MQ-9 drones used for the missions are not currently armed. But they can be equipped with payloads to carry out precision strikes. The US...

Chernobyl nuclear power plant was hit by a Russian attack overnight, striking a protective shield over its destroyed fourth reactor, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. The structure, known as the New Safe Confinement, was built through international cooperation to contain the remnants of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster. It was designed to prevent radiation leaks and safeguard the site and the broader area from environmental hazards. According to Ukraine’s president, the strike by a Russian attack drone carrying a high-explosive warhead damaged the dome, but the fire was extinguished, and radiation levels remained stable. The situation is being monitored to assess...

Benny Johnson @bennyjohnson 🚨BREAKING: During Trump’s 2024 campaign in Pennsylvania, a suspicious drone following Trump’s motorcade was shot down by his security detail.....

Thinking about the last 4 months with the drones over NJ, the drone strike of the firefighting plane in LA and now the Philadelphia crash, I am wondering how long until the FAA gets its act together and requires all drones be registered, have a working transponder, and operators be licensed and have liability insurance? Our sky is becoming too crowded. NJ could have been solved in minutes. Same with the LA collision. I strongly suspect that Philadelphia will also be a midair collision with a drone. Their job is to keep us safe ... it is one of the...

In October 2024, an unknown man stepped out of the shadows, arriving in our nation’s capital to deliver an important message about what the public calls “UFOs” and what the government calls “UAPs,” or unidentified aerial phenomena. His name is Jacob Barber, and he says for the past 30 years, he’s worked in both an official and unofficial capacity for the United States government and its partners in the intelligence community. What he knows, and what he’s here to tell Congress, could change the world.

FRESNO, Calif. — Unusual aerial phenomena have been reported over Fresno in recent days, with one incident involving a confirmed unidentified flying object (UFO) captured on camera. The Mutual UFO Network described the footage as an "interesting find." The sighting occurred early Friday morning when a light was recorded in the sky by a FOX 26 tower camera just after 4 a.m. The light appeared to hover over downtown Fresno. Earl Grey Anderson from the Mutual UFO Network reviewed the footage and said, "Where you see that object move at the clip it moves and it's hovering again. That one...

Chinese scientists successfully conducted the first publicly announced test flight of a prototype supersonic aircraft. In this test flight, a small-scale prototype reached a maximum speed of Mach 6.56, or approximately 8,100 km/h, which is more than six times the speed of sound and considered an important milestone in the development of supersonic aircraft, according to reports by VnExpress.

…although drones sound super high-tech, most are nothing more than tiny machines with a camera attached, hardly more elaborate (or sturdy) than your average radio-controlled toy car. Which means that they might not survive a casual encounter with even a small predator—like a house cat. The drone pilot in this video is a surveyor who uses the machinery to take aerial pictures of the properties and heritage landmarks that he works on. It’s a useful technique, and one that makes his job a lot easier. But in this clip, we see a possible pitfall, in the form of a feline...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reported that an aircraft was damaged by a drone Thursday while fighting the deadly Palisades fire in Los Angeles. “Fire officials informed the FAA that a firefighting aircraft struck a drone while it was operating over the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles on Thursday, Jan. 9,” the agency issued in a statement. “The aircraft landed safely. The FAA will investigate,” the agency added. Officials have implemented several Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs) in the area and have warned citizens of the danger aircrafts can pose while circulating wildfires. The FAA said unauthorized air activity during the...