The Pentagon announced on Wednesday that it will add two new types of drones and more networking software to its ambitious Replicator initiative aimed at rapidly putting thousands of drones in the hands of the military.

The announcement marks the most specific details the Defense Department has released about its secretive, fast-track drone effort.

Anduril Industries Ghost-X and the Performance Drone Works C-100 UAS are included in Replicator-1, Tranche 2 (1.2).

Russia is arming its Shahed attack drones with a new type of thermobaric warhead to cause maximum destruction to civilian buildings across Ukraine.

Russian forces bombarded Ukraine with 59 attack drones on the night of 13-14 November, 21 of which were shot down and 38 others disappeared from radar. Source: Ukraine's Air Force on Telegram Quote from the Air Force: "The enemy launched 59 Shahed attack UAVs and unidentified drones from Russia's Kursk Oblast on the night of 13-14 November (starting from 19:00 on 13 November).

On the night of November 13, Russia launched a large-scale air attack on Ukraine, using various types of missiles, guided bombs, and attack drones. According to the Ukrainian Air Force, 96 Russian air targets were recorded.