The Soviet navy did it first with the ekranoplan – now the US military's likely to get one too
The Soviet Union's Lun-class MD-160 is the only ground-effect vehicle to have seen military service, but that looks set to change
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Nato Is Russia stepping up its air aggression against Nato once again across Europe?
This year the Baltic states have all seen a sharp increase in airspace alerts and drone-related security incidents
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Ukraine Ukraine Battlefield Brief: Find out what's been happening on the frontline in conflict with Russia
Simon Newton analyses the latest situation in Ukraine, as Russia's economy appears to determine how the war will pan out this year
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RAF Russian fighter jets intercept RAF reconnaissance aircraft within metres over Black Sea
According to the Ministry of Defence, the RAF River Joint had been carrying out a routine flight in international airspace and was unarmed
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Ukraine Ukraine's 'Equaliser' revealed as Kyiv builds its own answer to Russia's feared glide bombs
After years of Russian glide bomb attacks, Ukraine has revealed its own home-grown stand-off weapon, called the 'Equaliser'
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Ukraine Ukraine hits Russia on home soil, including Moscow, with biggest drone strike in a year
Hundreds of UAVs attacked regions across Russia, and that included 180 drones that targeted Moscow itself
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Ukraine Russia intensifies aerial onslaught, with more than 700 munitions launched in one night
Some 675 attack drones and 56 missiles were launched against Ukrainian targets, with the majority being aimed at the capital, Kyiv
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Russia Russia's Victory Parade: No tanks and missile launchers due to the Ukrainian drone threat
Simon Newton analyses the scaled-back Moscow parade, which shows how badly the Ukraine war is going for Russia
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Navy Four vessels, 250 personnel, 30 days of Wildcat flights: What it takes to track Russian warship
The Royal Navy sent three OPVs and flew daily Wildcat sorties to track Russia's Admiral Grigorovich through UK waters
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Ukraine Ukraine is winning the AI drone race – and is willing to share its data with the UK
The world's first AI war is unfolding on the battlefield in Ukraine
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Ukraine Air war over Ukraine sees high-tech drones being taken out by 1970s prop planes
Ukrainian Army Aviation is using old Yakovlev Yak-52 trainers to either shoot down Russian drones or tip them out of the sky
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Russia RAF Lossiemouth's role in Nato air defence could make it a target for Russian nukes
RAF Lossiemouth could become one of Nato's key rear air defence bases in any confrontation with Russia in the High North
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Russia GUGI: Russia's secretive and strategically important special forces of the sea explained
Maybe you've never heard of this Russian unit, but the shadowy organisation is behind frequent covert visits to UK
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Russia Putin's African ambitions in doubt as troops forced to abandon major base in Mali
The facility at Kidal – a former UN peacekeeping base – was one of several targeted in a joint attack by Islamist and separatist militants
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News Why Ireland's geography makes it vulnerable to Russian maritime surveillance
The RAF's P-8 Poseidon has operated from Aldergrove for the first time as the UK and Ireland deepen maritime security cooperation
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Ukraine Booby traps, gas attacks and double taps: Russia's dirty tricks exposed in Ukraine
Vladimir Putin's forces are using three tactics in particular to target not just the Ukrainian military, but the civilian population too