Russia is conducting sustained drone surveillance and attack operations across Europe, targeting nuclear sites and launching massive strikes on Ukrainian cities, while the US urges Taiwan to build an extensive drone defense network to deter Chinese aggression.
·Russia conducted 18 months of drone surveillance on European nuclear facilities using shadow ships as launch platforms
·Russia launched a major drone and missile barrage on Kyiv killing at least 21 people
·US diplomat calls for Taiwan to develop a distributed drone defense system as a deterrent against potential conflict
·Defense contractor AeroVironment sees stock gains as drone-disabling technology becomes increasingly valuable
drawn from The New York Times, The Guardian, AP News, Reuters · updated 1h ago