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Long-range strike weapons plans for Europe risk bringing back one of the most dangerous aspects of the Cold War, arms control experts say
The US and its European allies are bolstering their deep-strike capabilities, and there's a risk of…
Chris Panella
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Russia has lost at least 100 of the T-90M tanks Putin praised as the 'world's best' in Ukraine, tracker data shows
Military analysis site Oryx, which uses visual open-source information for confirmation, recently r…
Chris Panella
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Allied P-8 Poseidon crew shares what it was like hunting down and torpedoing a US Navy nuclear submarine in big Pacific drills
The P-8A Poseidon first dropped sonobuoys to track the USS Topeka before targeting it with Mark 54 …
Chris Panella
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With Ukraine short on battle tanks like the Abrams, US-made Bradley fighting vehicles are proving their worth
The Bradley has already been tested in previous wars, but it is proving to be an especially useful …
Jake Epstein,Chris Panella
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The US Navy needs to find more ships it can load up with missiles amid shipbuilding delays, Congress says with eyes on China
The short-term solutions come as big projects are delayed and lawmakers worry about the US ability …
Chris Panella
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Zelenskyy says the problem with the coming F-16 fighter jets is the same one Ukraine had with the Abrams tanks
Ukraine received just 31 Abrams from the US last fall, and the tanks have had minimal effects on th…
Chris Panella,Jake Epstein
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What US sub-hunter planes can learn watching advanced Russian submarines like the one that showed up near Florida
The Kazan submarine is one of a new class that has long concerned NATO militaries, and its visit to…
Chris Panella
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Top 20 world’s strongest militaries – personnel, aircraft, tanks and more; Here’s where India stands
A country’s military strength is defined by its personnel, equipment, financials, logistical capabi…
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The US says it's going to put its new long-range strike missiles, including hypersonic weapons, in Germany
The plan to field new weapons in Europe comes as the war in Ukraine sheds light on the need for lon…
Chris Panella
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How airpower experts think Ukraine could pull off bursts of air superiority to get F-16s into the fight and score breakthroughs
With F-16 fighter jets about to enter the battle, a big question is how best to use them. Two airpo…
Chris Panella
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Eyeing China, the Philippines wants to buy its first attack submarine
The Philippines is making a shift to counter China's rising might, but the hefty cost of buying a s…
Michael Peck
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Demands in the Middle East risk leaving an aircraft carrier-sized hole in US naval power in the Western Pacific
As the fights in the Middle East continue to pull the US military's focus to challenges there, a ca…
Chris Panella
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Sea drones could 'radically' change warfare, giving smaller navies a chance to 'flip the chessboard,' expert says
Sea drones could revolutionize naval warfare, giving smaller navies an edge over much larger fleets…
Thibault Spirlet
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India-Russia joint venture delivers 35,000 AK-203 rifles to Indian Army
Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Russia, Indo-Russian Rifles Private Limited (IRRPL…
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Putin and Kim Jong Un are getting alarmingly close, and it's put US ally South Korea in a predicament
South Korea has threatened to go all-in on supporting Ukraine as Russia and North Korea get closer.…
Chris Panella
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How the US Navy's ice cream ships boosted morale aboard warships during World War II
The service began adding ice cream makers to ships prior to World War I and resorted to operating r…
Lauren Frias
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The US is upgrading its fighter fleets in Japan, boosting its Pacific airpower with the newest jets
The Pentagon announced the fighter jet overhaul on Wednesday, which includes transferring dozens of…
Chris Panella
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Russian submarines fought a torpedo duel in waters surrounded by NATO allies
Russian exercises involved submarines dueling in the Baltic Sea, as well as practicing detecting, t…
Chris Panella
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Ukraine says it destroyed almost 60 Russian air defense systems in June, the second-highest number of monthly kills since the war began
War experts have suggested that Ukraine may be degrading Russian air defenses, possibly with the co…
Chris Panella
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Deadly Russian Su-34 bombers are sitting ducks for Ukraine's ATACMS. But it can't attack without US approval.
Some of Russia's deadly Su-34 fighter bombers lie exposed on the tarmac of a military airfield just…
Nathan Rennolds
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Putin getting tight with Kim Jong Un could be as big of a problem for China as it is for the US
Russia and North Korea's budding partnership and new mutual defense pact may be putting China in a …
Chris Panella
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A prominent think tank says China could take control of Taiwan without even launching an invasion — here's how
A CSIS report said that China could initiate a "gray zone" quarantine of Taiwan, using its coast gu…