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US forces are going to help Japan get its destroyer-turned-aircraft carrier ready to fly F-35 stealth fighters

The operational tests for F-35B stealth fighters comes after Japan recently finished modification w…

Chris Panella   


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New videos show back-to-back strikes on a Russian bridge as Ukraine knocks them out in its invasion

Ukraine has conducted strikes on several key bridges in Russia's Kursk region to support its ground…

Chris Panella   


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The US Army is looking into artillery shells that fly farther after its new cannon projects flopped

The Army wants longer-range artillery, but it's looking more at the round than new cannons.

Chris Panella   


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The US Navy is about to launch a submarine built for a mixed-gender crew, the first of its kind

The USS New Jersey, designed for a co-ed crew, is set to join the US fleet on Saturday. A ban on wo…

Mia Jankowicz   


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Ukraine is fielding machine-gun turrets remotely controlled by the Steam Deck video game system made for playing Halo

The remotely controlled gun turrets follow a trend in this war, in which remotely operated unmanned…

Chris Panella   


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This is the conflict-ridden, tension-filled world that the next US president may have to face

Trump or Harris will likely face challenges in the Indo-Pacific and Middle East, as well as the ong…

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Ukraine is getting more Bradleys from the US as the fighting vehicles prove to be among the most valuable armor in the war

The Bradley has proven to be useful for Ukraine as a maneuverable, versatile, and well-armed combat…

Chris Panella   


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American F-35 stealth fighters landed on a highway in Europe for the first time in training with one of NATO's newest allies

Highway landings, as part of the US' focus on its agile employment concept, allow forces to be disp…

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General says the Marine Corps 'stole' the narco-sub idea from drug runners to move missiles and more

The unmanned, low-profile vessel is designed to transport weapons and critical supplies to forward-…

Chris Panella   


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A US ally in the Pacific just took an important step toward adding nuclear-powered submarines to its fleet

The maintenance marks a big step toward Australia acquiring nuclear-powered submarines as AUKUS see…

Chris Panella   


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This new air-to-air missile appears to be the US Navy's answer to the growing reach of China's weapons

China has been developing air-to-air missiles with increasingly greater range. The US Navy seems to…

Chris Panella   


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A US Navy chief who wanted WiFi on her warship secretly ran an illegal Starlink network that she named 'STINKY': report

Grisel Marrero installed a Starlink network on the USS Manchester and named it "STINKY," sharing it…

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A US Navy warship commander was relieved of duty over a 'loss of confidence' 4 months after he was photographed firing a rifle with a backward scope

The US Navy said Commander Cameron Yaste was relieved "due to a loss of confidence in his ability t…

Kwan Wei Kevin Tan   


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Japan accuses China of sailing into its waters just days after a Chinese spy plane violated Japanese airspace

The incident comes just days after Tokyo accused Beijing of flying a military spy plane in Japanese…

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The US is ramping up spending on anti-tank missiles to replenish stockpiles amid the Ukraine war and commitments to Taiwan

The $1.3 billion contract for more Javelin portable anti-tank missiles is a follow-on award to last…

Chris Panella   


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Photos show the aerial acrobatics before unexpected storms ended a big military airshow

Airmen used airbags, forklifts, and cranes to invert an aircraft that flipped during a thunderstorm…

Lauren Frias   


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Russia's exploding unjammable drones probably won't be the end-all game changer in this strange Ukraine war arms race

The fiber-optic, wired drones may resist signal jamming, but they are likely just the latest adapta…

Chris Panella   


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Ukraine just dismissed the commander of its air force after losing an F-16 and a pilot in a battle against Russian missiles

Ukraine is investigating what caused the crash of the F-16 jet, which occurred during a massive Rus…

Chris Panella   


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New interactive map shows 245 targets in Russia that Ukraine could hammer with ATACMS if the US would let it

Ukraine could hit hundreds of military targets inside Russia with ATACMS if the US gave it the gree…

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The US Navy has no aircraft carriers deployed in Pacific as Middle East conflicts pull the Pentagon's focus from China

The US faces a carrier gap in the Pacific, where tensions continue to rise amid aggressive actions …

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Taiwan is rethinking its use of US-made anti-tank missiles after less than half hit their targets in recent combat drills

Only seven of the 17 TOW missiles fired hit their targets during this week's drills, which were foc…

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Taiwan wants to go all-in on new submarines to keep China's navy at bay and pour billions into a big batch before the first sub is even combat-ready

Taiwan's first domestically built submarine was unveiled last fall but has yet to enter sea trials,…

Chris Panella