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Ukrainian troops are getting just weeks of training on military equipment that takes months to master
CNN reported that Ukrainian troops get just weeks to learn to use Bradley fighting vehicles, armore…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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Ukraine says it downed 2 Ka-52 attack helicopters, which Russia calls the world's best, in a single morning
Ka-52 "Alligator" attack helicopters have given Russian forces a boost in Ukraine, according to UK …
Sinéad Baker
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A US Navy warship had to gun down more threats as American forces get pulled deeper into fights being fueled by Israel's war with Hamas
A US Navy destroyer responding to commercial ships that came under missile fire on Sunday ended up …
Jake Epstein
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Ukraine says its soldiers took out a Russian helicopter with artillery fire
In February, Ukraine claimed a one-of-a-kind feat: taking out a Russian Mi-24 attack helicopter usi…
Mia Jankowicz
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Ukraine is figuring out how to destroy the Ka-52 helicopters and mobile artillery holding back its offensive, Ukraine expert says
Ukraine's counteroffensive started in June. It's targeting Russian assets such as Ka-52 helicopters…
Sinéad Baker
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Russia's top general Sergei Shoigu bragged that the Kremlin's war in Ukraine has 'debunked many myths' that NATO weapons and military standards are superior
"We are ready to share assessments of the weaknesses of Western technology with our partners," Shoi…
Matthew Loh
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Attack helicopters are giving Russia the edge in the skies over southern Ukraine, says UK intel
The Ministry of Defence has found that Russia's use of attack helicopters has given Putin's forces …
Bethany Dawson
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The Russian weapons Ukrainian soldiers most fear, according to an expert
Russia is leaning heavily on key weapons in its increasingly desperate battle to contain Ukraine's …
Tom Porter
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Ukraine says it can shoot down Ka-52 attack helicopters but Russia needs to be stopped from making new ones
A senior Kyiv official said the formidable aircraft contain foreign parts, some from Western countr…
Jake Epstein
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Video of a Ka-52 attack helicopter being shot down in Ukraine hints Russia isn't learning what it should have by now, former US general says
Ukraine's military has found recent success in downing Russia's highly capable Ka-52s, destroying t…
Jake Epstein,Chris Panella
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How a Night Stalker pilot survived being shot down in Iraq and teamed up with Delta Force to go after the shooter
The "Night Stalkers" of the US Army's 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment is the world's pre…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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A 1980s showdown with Iran was US Special Operations Command's first test in combat
From 1987 to 1989, US special-operation units deployed to the Persian Gulf for Operation Prime Chan…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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A 1960s-era cannon is 'kicking ass' against Russia's drones, but the country that makes ammo for it won't send more to Ukraine
Despite being close to 50 years old, the Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft gun has filled an impo…
Benjamin Brimelow
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Russian fighter jets can't control the air over Ukraine, and Russia's attack helicopters are paying for it
Ka-52s have seen "more intensive use" than other Russian helicopters in Ukraine, analysts say, and …
Benjamin Brimelow
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How special operators from Down Under made their mark alongside US commandos in Vietnam
In Vietnam, Australia's Special Air Service Regiment and New Zealand's Special Air Service earned a…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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Biden is sending Stinger missiles to Ukraine for the first time, which could be used to shoot down Russian helicopters
The direct delivery of Stinger missiles is part of a $350 million military aid package approved las…
Jake Epstein,John Haltiwanger
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How a daring mission behind enemy lines turned into a disaster for the US's secretive Vietnam-era special operators
The 1967 mission led by the secretive MACV-SOG quickly went wrong, and US forces spent days fightin…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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US Air Force commandos trained to rescue other troops are getting used to a 'way more difficult' environment in the Pacific
The jungle is "very unforgiving" and US commandos "need to be ready for that," a US Air Force speci…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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India is updating its air force for a modern war, and China isn't its only concern
India's efforts to expand and modernize its air force show how serious it is about countering the t…
Benjamin Brimelow
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US officials predict Taliban fighters may take Afghan capital of Kabul in coming months
Taliban forces have captured at least eight provincial capitals throughout Afghanistan since last F…