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Ukraine unveiled a brand new drone military unit with the goal of specializing soldiers in operating unmanned systems
Typhoon will focus on training soldiers to operate various unmanned systems, highlighting the conti…
Chris Panella
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Russia feels unfamiliar pain as Ukraine hobbles its air defenses, forcing it to make tough choices
Ukraine's increased attacks on Russia have exposed and created gaps in its air defense coverage, wa…
Sinéad Baker
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Israel's special forces hostage rescue was aided by US intelligence, report says
US intelligence helped Israeli special forces rescue four hostages held captive in Gaza for eight m…
Rebecca Rommen
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The Pentagon wants to use special operators in new ways to train Taiwan and others for a different kind of fight
There's a push to get special operations forces involved in training partners to fight more than te…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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China's air force is again being called out for 'dangerous' moves over the South China Sea, this time for popping flares in front of a US ally's aircraft
The Philippines said a pair of Chinese jets flew close to one of its transport planes and popped fl…
Chris Panella
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US forces on Guam are facing a Chinese missile threat unlike anything else and need more air defenses with deeper magazines, Army officials say
US officials have long identified the need for more integrated air defenses in the Pacific to stop …
Chris Panella
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A US Air Force B-2 stealth bomber helped sink an old warship in the Pacific with new anti-ship QUICKSINK bombs
The B-2 aircraft released an experimental weapon called QUICKSINK to help take out the decommission…
Jake Epstein
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US Air Force special ops forces are turning big cargo planes into bombers with a new weapon
Recent photos show airmen with Special Operations Task Group Central and Air Forces Central on- and…
Lauren Frias
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China wants Taiwan to make mistakes and is looking for excuses to trigger a blockade, Taiwan's navy commander says
China has ramped up its military and is trying to force Taiwan to make mistakes, as a pretext to a …
Thibault Spirlet
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Satellite images capture the broken aftermath of the Ukrainian air force strikes on key Russian bridges to back the Kursk invasion
Ukraine's air force said back-to-back airstrikes are part of an effort to support the Kursk invasio…
Jake Epstein
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NATO must learn lessons from Ukraine to keep its air superiority, US general says
NATO needs to learn lessons from the ongoing war in Ukraine to avoid the "terrible" cost of a stale…
Thibault Spirlet
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The US Army put on a sudden show of force out on the far edge of Alaska to send the message it can as Russia and China drill in the Pacific
The 11th Airborne Division deployed artillery and over 130 soldiers to the far tip of Alaska as US …
Chris Panella
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The US Navy says it can't stop the Houthi attacks on shipping with force alone
Vice Adm. George Wikoff, the commander of US Naval Forces Central Command, said the solution to the…
Jake Epstein
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Ukrainian air force video shows a Soviet-era fighter jet striking Russian bridges in Kursk with American-made glide bombs
The footage shows a Ukrainian MiG-29 aircraft using US-made JDAM-ER bombs to strike multiple bridge…
Jake Epstein
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Airports are closing and American Airlines is operating evacuation flights as Hurricane Milton nears Florida
Four international airports are closing ahead of Hurricane Milton's expected landfall, while Americ…
Pete Syme
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With eyes on China, US special operators are back to battling the jungle
Jungle warfare skills were dulled by over 20 years fighting in the desert, but US special operators…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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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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With the Middle East on the edge and Iran and its proxies riled up, US forces in Iraq and Syria are again taking hits
Two attacks on US military bases last week — one in Iraq and another in Syria — injured a number of…
Jake Epstein
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Ukraine proves it can target the Russian air force's weakest link
Ukraine appears to have hit on a strategy to strike back at the Russian jets lobbing glide bombs at…
Michael Peck
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The US Air Force says the military's new dogfighting AI fighter jet pilot is making 'dramatic' advances from one test to the next
The development of autonomous pilots is moving faster than the Air Force had expected, as a flight …