The Iran war is testing America's ability to combat swarms of cheap drones that have become a staple of the modern battlefield after Ukraine and Russia demonstrated how effective they can be.

Two drones fell in the vicinity of Dubai International Airport, a hub of international travel in the United Arab Emirates, leaving four people with minor to moderate injuries, the Dubai government said on social media.

Naval drones have been used in at ⁠least ⁠two attacks on oil tankers in the Gulf ⁠region since war erupted between the U.S., Israel and Iran, according to maritime authorities and analysts, ​demonstrating a dangerous new threat in the key shipping lane.

The war in the Middle East has reinforced this point, with Gulf states having to rely heavily on firing missiles from complex and costly air-defence systems such as the US Patriot to neutralise Iran’s Shahed drones, the same ones used by Russian forces in Ukraine.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KSWB/KUSI) — The FBI recently warned California police departments that Iran could retaliate for U.S. and Israeli attacks by launching drones at the West Coast. The information was first reported by ABC News, citing an FBI bulletin ...

Ukraine spent years perfecting cheap drone killers. After burning through billions of missiles in three days, the U.S. and its allies are asking for help.

The United States is dominating the skies above Iran. But math is not necessarily on America’s side. Iran is using low-cost drones for precision attacks in the Middle East. The United States and its allies have air defense systems capable of intercepting a vast majority of Iranian ballistic missiles and drones, which are sophisticated yet costly.

Drone strikes hit Goma in ​east Congo on Wednesday, killing at least three people including a French aid worker, ‌the first such attack in the city since AFC/M23 rebels seized it last year, according to the group and the U.