Drones

Iranian drone maker sanctioned for supplying Moscow

By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press

The U.S. has hit six executives and board members of an Iranian drone manufacturer with sanctions after the firm allegedly supplied Moscow with drones that Russian forces have been using to attack Ukraine.

Ukraine to develop reconnaissance, combat drones, technology minister says

By Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press

The Ukrainian government minister in charge of technology says his country is developing combat drones that attack the ones Russia has used during its invasion of Ukraine.

South Korea military apologizes for failing to shoot down North’s drones

By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press

South Korea's military scrambled warplanes and attack helicopters on Monday, but they failed to bring down any of the North Korean drones that flew back home or disappeared from South Korean radars.

South Korean military fires warning shots, scrambles jets after North Korean drones enter its airspace

By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press

South Korea's military has fired warning shots, scrambled fighter jets and flew surveillance assets across the heavily fortified border with North Korea after North Korean drones violated its airspace for the first time in five years.

For the first time, Iran acknowledges supplying Russia with drones

By Associated Press

Iran's foreign minister on Saturday acknowledged for the first time that his country has supplied Russia with drones, insisting the transfer came before Moscow's war on Ukraine that has seen the Iranian-made drones divebombing Kyiv.

Ukraine claims success in downing attack drones, fixes energy sites

By Andrew Meldrum, Associated Press

Ukrainian authorities are claiming increasing success in shooting down Iranian-built drones launched by Russia to terrorize the public.

Unidentified drones over Norway’s offshore platforms fuel fears of Russian threat

By Mark Lewis, Associated Press

With Norway replacing Russia as Europe's main source of natural gas, military experts suspect the unmanned aircraft are Moscow's doings.

Ukraine accuses Iran of violating UN ban on transferring drones

By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press

Ukraine's U.N. Ambassador Sergiy Kyslytsya invited U.N. experts to visit the country to inspect Iranian-origin drones being used by Russia against civilian targets.

WATCH: State Department says U.S. will back sanctions against Iran over drone sales

By Associated Press

The Biden administration is backing the European Union as it gathers evidence that Iran is supplying drones to Russia for use its war in Ukraine. The EU is drawing up a list of sanctions in retaliation.

WATCH: State Department says Russia’s use of Iran drones is ‘deeply concerning’

By Associated Press

State Department Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel said "Russia becoming more reliant on a country like Iran" should be deeply concerning to the world.