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See How Jet Power Is Giving Russia the Edge in the Drone War [excerpts]

By Jason French, Andrew Barnett and Roque Ruiz Sept.16, 2026 10:00 pm ET The Wall Street Journal Jet drones are the latest innovation in robot combat over Ukraine Quick Summary Russia is deploying new jet-powered Geran drones that fly faster and carry larger payloads to evade Ukrainian air defenses. The latest revolution in drone warfare is jet powered. Russia’s one-way attack drones—known as Gerans—are now equipped with turbojet engines. Relatively inexpensive to make, they are evading Ukrainian air defenses and hunting down their targets more quickly than their propeller-powered predecessors. One struck a train in a station near the Ukrainian border with Poland over the weekend, just after high-level European officials had passed the same stretch of track and as former Central Intelligence Agency chief David Petraeus was in the rail station. To counter the fast-flying drones, Kyiv is racing to develop jet-powered interceptor drones that travel at high speeds to knock them...
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Je regrette l’Europe aux anciens parapets !

Le bateau ivre Arthur Rimbaud see also: " The Pentagon is considering a plan to withdraw at least 25,000 U.S. troops from Europe , reducing the American military presence by nearly one-third. The drawdown could reach up to 40,000 personnel , alongside aircraft and ships.  " Comme je descendais des Fleuves impassibles, Je ne me sentis plus guidé par les haleurs : Des Peaux-Rouges criards les avaient pris pour cibles, Les ayant cloués nus aux poteaux de couleurs. J’étais insoucieux de tous les équipages, Porteur de blés flamands ou de cotons anglais. Quand avec mes haleurs ont fini ces tapages, Les Fleuves m’ont laissé descendre où je voulais. Dans les clapotements furieux des marées, Moi, l’autre hiver, plus sourd que les cerveaux d’enfants, Je courus ! Et les Péninsules démarrées N’ont pas subi tohu-bohus plus triomphants. La tempête a béni mes éveils maritimes. Plus léger qu’un bouchon j’ai dansé sur les flots Qu’on appelle rouleurs éternels de victimes, Dix nuits, sans re...
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Pentagon weighs pulling nearly a third of U.S. forces from Europe

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from AI Overview The Pentagon is considering a plan to withdraw at least 25,000 U.S. troops from Europe , reducing the American military presence by nearly one-third. The drawdown could reach up to 40,000 personnel , alongside aircraft and ships.   Türkiye Today  +2 NBC News Trump administration weighs drastic cut to U.S. forces in Europe of 25,000 or more 11 hours ago Anadolu Ajansı Pentagon weighs pulling at least 25,000 US troops from Europe: Report 5 hours ago TVP World Pentagon weighs ‘major US troop cuts in Europe’ 41 minutes ago Türkiye Today Pentagon weighs pulling up to 40,000 US troops from Europe: Report 2 hours ago The Times US could pull 25,000 troops from Europe in military shake-up 6 hours ago TRT World Pentagon weighs cutting up to 40,000 US troops from Europe 1 hour ago Bhaskar English Trump may pull 40,000 US troops from Europe: NATO allies told to shoulder more defence burden 1 hour ago India Today US planning to pull 40,000 troops from Europe as Trump-Nato...
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