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Japan unveils flashlight-sized combat drone launched from tube

September 12, 2026, 06:00 UTC · Tokyo, Japan · Asia-Pacific · no longer in the live window

Japan has revealed a combat drone the size of a flashlight that soldiers can pull from a tube for deployment.

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