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 ...

The thermite process is a handy way to generate molten iron in the field. It’s the reaction between aluminium metal and iron oxide, which results in aluminium oxide and metallic iron. It’s hot enough ...

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In early September, the Ukrainian armed forces deployed a new kind of drone—a so-called “dragon drone” that flies low and slow over enemy trenches, spewing thermite, a lava-like metal incendiary that ...

Video footage showed what appeared to be a drone raining down fiery, white-hot metal on unseen soldiers hidden in a treeline. The drone hovers, and slowly, methodically, 'breathes' a stream of fire, ...