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Israel's strike back at Iran could hurt the Harris campaign in its final stretch if gas prices soar
Israeli and US officials have indicated Iran's oil facilities could be a potential target in retali…
Brent D. Griffiths,Chris Pane…
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Iran's massive missile strike on Israel is just a fraction of what China could do
China boasts a massive, ever-expanding missile force that could make war in the Pacific devastating…
Chris Panella
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Trump got it wrong on a past Iranian missile attack and again cast aside the US troop injuries as nothing more than headaches
The former President has repeatedly downplayed the traumatic brain injuries of US soldiers from an …
Chris Panella
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War analysts say the massive Iranian missile attack the US called 'ineffective' likely wasn't just for show
Iran's massive missile strike likely meant to oversaturate Israeli air defenses, but the US and Isr…
Chris Panella
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What made this Russian fighter jet's shockingly aggressive maneuvers near a US F-16 so dangerous
Video showed the Russian aircraft fly past and cut off a US F-16, prompting its pilot to swear, in …
Chris Panella
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Video captures a Russian fighter jet dangerously ripping past a US F-16 during an intercept
The Russian Su-35 ripped past and cut off the American aircraft during a intercept near Alaska earl…
Chris Panella
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The shipbuilding empire fueling China's naval rise is a juggernaut, but tough questions remain
China's shipbuilding capacity and ambitions are major strengths, but it faces potential struggles a…
Chris Panella
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Why China would want to launch an intercontinental ballistic missile out into the Pacific
China's Rocket Force, the missile branch of its military, has seen astonishing growth in recent yea…
Chris Panella
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A new first-in-class Chinese attack submarine sank at a Wuhan shipyard in a pier-side accident
Satellite images from earlier this year show efforts to salvage the new attack submarine at a shipy…
Chris Panella
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A US ally in the Pacific says it wants to keep a new American missile system that China got all 'dramatic' about 'forever'
China has repeatedly urged the US to remove its Mid-Range Capability missile system, also known as …
Chris Panella
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A new US missile system that showed up in the Pacific this year keeps making China more and more unhappy
The US is considering putting its Mid-Range Capability missile system in Japan months after its dep…
Chris Panella
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Ukrainian unit commander predicts drone warfare will be truly unmanned in a matter of months and won't need human pilots
New drone technology is being developed and tested at a rapid pace, Brovdi said, and soon drones ma…
Chris Panella
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A Russian spy plane violated Japan's airspace 3 times, driving it to scramble its fighters and fire flares
Tokyo's defense ministry said the Russian surveillance plane violated its airspace repeatedly on Mo…
Chris Panella
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These big shipyards are China's shipbuilding power players and are cranking out new warships at a breakneck pace
China boasts impressive shipbuilding capacity across its industry, but a few key yards play a great…
Chris Panella
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US Navy's new submarines are 'in crisis' as costs balloon by $17 billion, lawmaker says
The Navy's nuclear-powered Virginia class sub, which it's supposed to build two of a year, is facin…
Chris Panella
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NATO chief says alliance has undergone its biggest transformation in a generation but military power has its limits
Jens Stoltenberg said NATO has gone through its biggest transformation in a generation since he too…
Thibault Spirlet
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See the first video showing the US Air Force's B-21 Raider in flight
The B-21 Raider strategic bomber is now flying twice a week, US Air Force officials said, a major s…
Chris Panella
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China's Navy starts testing a next-generation fighter jet on one of its aircraft carriers
China's Navy took a major step towards maritime deployment of the J-35 with trial operations on the…
Chris Panella
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Inside Russia's 'military Disneyland,' a Manhattan-sized theme park that puts the country's deadly weaponry on display
Akhmedov and Shesterov were accused of embezzling government funds allocated for the exhibition par…
Lauren Frias
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US Marines just added a new long-range missile to their arsenal that will keep their fighter jets out of reach of enemy air defenses during strikes
The AGM-158A joint air-to-surface missile can strike targets "well beyond the reach of enemy air de…
Chris Panella
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Putin is embarking on an aggressive hiring drive to rejuvenate Russia's army. But he can't sustain it, experts say.
The Russian army is set to increase by 180,000, which would make it the second-largest in the world…
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan,Mia Jankow…
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A Navy SEAL unit that killed Osama bin Laden may be training Taiwanese forces to defeat a possible Chinese invasion, experts say
Navy SEAL Team 6 may be training Taiwanese forces for reconnaissance and missions to repel a Chines…