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Ukrainian long-range drones are turning Russia’s size into a weakness Hegseth rethinking Army reforms, cuts to aviation US, close allies creating joint ‘orbital warfare’ plan: SPACECOM chief Hegseth: Pentagon is ‘taking another look’ at deep cuts to Army’s aircraft budget Defense contractors have donated millions to members of Congress, new report finds Ukrainian long-range drones are turning Russia’s size into a weakness Hegseth rethinking Army reforms, cuts to aviation US, close allies creating joint ‘orbital warfare’ plan: SPACECOM chief Hegseth: Pentagon is ‘taking another look’ at deep cuts to Army’s aircraft budget Defense contractors have donated millions to members of Congress, new report finds
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Ukrainian long-range drones are turning Russia’s size into a weakness

Ukraine is waging a strategic bombing campaign of deep strikes across the Russian Federation that aims to exploit Russia's colossal size and transform it from a key strength into a fatal weakness, writes Peter Dickinson. The post Ukrainian long-range drones are turning Russia’s…

Read at Atlantic Council → • May 12, 2026 · 09:01 PM UTC • 5m ago
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