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Ukraine tries to bring back its Soviet-era drones

As part of the effort to revamp its military, Ukraine is trying to resurrect some Soviet-era technology, including a giant spy drone: the Tupolev Tu-141 a reconnaissance drone that had its first flight in 1974 Read more...