Ukraine has ramped up its strikes on Russian military and energy targets far beyond the front lines in recent months.

In the city of Kherson, in southern Ukraine, small drones routinely target ordinary people by dropping hand grenades, and record video documenting their attacks, a U.N. commission reported.

Cartels and other criminal organizations in Mexico have increasingly used drones in attacks against rival groups or authorities.

Authorities in several regions of Russia on Friday reported drone attacks, including strikes on a combined heat and power plant in the city of Oryol and an electrical substation in the Vladimir region.

The U.S. Marine Corps is stepping up its game in the fast-evolving world of drone technology by launching a specialized unit dedicated to attack drones. The Marine Corps Attack Drone Team aims to equip Marines with affordable,

Air raid alerts were issued across the entire county overnight, with Ukraine's Air Force tracking Shahed-type drones, cruise and ballistic missiles, as well as hypersonic Kinzhal missiles.

In fact, these challenges have led to the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIUx), which has been overseeing the initiative, to hand Replicator’s reins over to DAWG, Defense Autonomous Warfare Group, a new organization part of United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM), which is supposed to carry out the initiative’s goals within two years.