OPEC oil output sharply declines by 7.3 million barrels per day month-on-month to 21.57 million bpd in March, its lowest level since 2020 amid the war in Iran.
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Bridging the Gap From FPV Drones to Full UAS Battalion Integration
There is a gap in adoption from getting some FPV drones into the force, and having a number of proficient pilots/crews, to standing up a UAS battalion, resourcing it, and even further to then coordinating the action of that battalion with the rest of the force.
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Ukraine Strikes Bryansk Plant Manufacturing Cruise Missile Components
The General Staff of Ukraine reported that the Defense Forces struck the "Strela" enterprise in the Bryansk region, which manufactures components for cruise missiles.
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Scaling FPV Drones Requires More Than Basic Proficiency
I agree there is to some extent an easy adoption fallacy. Getting FPVs to a basic level of proficiency may not be hard, but it takes dedicated force structure, experience in employment, org capacity, C2 adaptations, to scale and get closer to the effects seen in Ukraine.
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Ukraine Intercepts 90% of Russian Drones as Attacks Surge
Russia launched more drones at Ukraine in March than it did in the first two years of the war. Ukraine stopped 89.9% of them. In December, the interception rate was 80.2%. Three months later it's nearly 90%
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Starmer’s UK Labour Government Failed to Replenish Missile Stocks
This is why you build/buy replacement missiles. Yet PM Starmer's UK Labour gov't didn't.
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Russian Drone Strike Kills Two Women in Kherson Car Attack
On April 1, 2026, Russian forces dropped an explosive device from a drone onto a car in Kherson, killing two women passengers. The driver suffered severe injuries and was taken to hospital with multiple wounds to the chest, abdomen, and limbs, as well as concussions, blast
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Russia Loses Two Aircraft Including An-26 Crash in Crimea
Russia lost two aircraft on 31 March. An An-26 military transport crashed into a cliff in the Bakhchisarai mountains of occupied Crimea, killing all 29 aboard — seven crew and 22 passengers. Russia's Defense Ministry said contact was lost during a routine flight and the
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FPV Drones Scale in Ukraine War Requires Unique Infrastructure
5/ The widespread use of FPV drones by Russia and Ukraine has created the impression that they’re easy to scale against a capable military. In reality, as of 2026, no other war has come close to that level of drone use or operator density – it requires infrastructure and training
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Limited FPV Drone Use by Iran-Backed Groups Against Israel
3/ Second, we’ve seen relatively little FPV usage from Iran-supported groups like Hamas or Hezbollah, despite continuous war with Israel. A few examples have emerged from Iraq, but we’re talking about a handful of videos at most. That’s not a level of a large-scale implementation