U.S. troops at certain bases could do little against a small drone attack, a former senior Defense Department official said.

But the implications of Operation Spider Web go far beyond the Russia-Ukraine conflict by undermining the old idea that rear areas are safe. Comparatively inexpensive drones, launched from inside ...

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky called the operation an “absolutely brilliant outcome.” Over 100 Ukrainian-made drones, hidden inside wooden sheds on trucks parked near five airbases deep ...

Ukraine’s Operation Spider Web involved 117 remote-controlled drones that were smuggled into Russia over an 18-month period and launched toward parked aircraft by operators miles away.

Inside Operation Spider’s Web What Ukraine’s audacious drone attack on Russian airfields revealed about modern warfare. 2025-06-04T06:00:10-04:00.

Ukraine’s Operation Spider Web involved 117 remote-controlled drones that were smuggled into Russia over an 18-month period and launched toward parked aircraft by operators miles away.

But the implications of Operation Spider Web go far beyond the Russia-Ukraine conflict by undermining the old idea that rear areas are safe. Comparatively inexpensive drones, launched from inside ...

But the implications of Operation Spider Web go far beyond the Russia-Ukraine conflict by undermining the old idea that rear areas are safe. Comparatively inexpensive drones, launched from inside ...