Ukraine has recently begun deploying drones that drop burning thermite on Russian positions. Thermite, a 130-year-old invention, has proven to be a highly destructive weapon rooted in simple chemistry ...

For years, this thermite experiment was widely dismissed as unworkable. Critics argued the conditions required made it impossible outside theory. The test was carried out anyway under controlled ...

People insisted this thermite experiment couldn’t work so I set up a safe, controlled test to find out for myself. With protective gear and precautions in place, I followed the theory step-by-step to ...

The Ukrainian military has started deploying drones retrofitted with thermite payloads, effectively transforming its lethal fleet of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) into potent "flamethrower" weapons.

Thermite, a mix of aluminum and iron oxide, burns fiercely at extremely high temperature. A new type of drone weapon is starting to make its mark in the Ukraine conflict, a munition well suited to the ...

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Ukraine appears to be calling on a fleet of fire-spewing “dragon drones” in its war with Russian invaders, putting a modern twist on a munition used to horrific effect in both world wars. A series of ...