Russia said it's fighting off a massive long-range drone attack across the country
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See Israel's advanced missile defense systems that inspired Trump's 'Golden Dome'
Israel's defense systems have been tested amid its war against Hamas and Iran's missile and drone attacks.
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The UK's 'missile of the future' for its F-35s has been delayed again
The SPEAR 3 missile designed for the UK's F-35B Lightnings is designed to be used against tanks, ships, and launchers, and has laser guidance.
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German troops start long-term deployment in another country for the first time since World War II
Germany is stationing thousands of troops in Lithuania, the first time it's put soldiers in another country on a long-term basis since World War II.
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Germany's new chancellor said it will build Europe's strongest army — but can it deliver?
Germany's new chancellor vowed to build Europe's strongest army — but experts say underinvestment, recruitment, and politics may stand in the way.
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Ukraine has a new motorcycle attack unit that rushes gun-toting troops into battle on off-road bikes
Ukraine's 425th separate assault regiment said its troops trained "hundreds of hours" to shoot small arms from atop speeding off-road bikes.
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North Korea said its new 5,000-ton destroyer was partially 'crushed' at launch due to a mishap as Kim Jong Un watched
State media reported that the warship's stern started sliding off a ramp too early, leaving part of the hull crushed and stuck at the shipyard.
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Here's how many tanks, aircraft, and soldiers are joining the huge Army anniversary parade on Trump's birthday
Army officials shared details of what will be coming to DC. Here's how many soldiers and how much equipment are coming to the capital.
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How the US Army is experimenting with giving its shoulder-launched Stinger missiles a much longer reach
With new advanced propulsion technology, Stinger missiles — used across many conflicts — could have much greater range.
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Steve Bannon says 'everything changed' for Musk after Trump publicly denied that the CEO would receive a secret China briefing
Steve Bannon, a former White House chief strategist in President Donald Trump's first term, has long criticized Elon Musk and other tech executives.
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US Navy Super Hornets launched history's 'largest airstrike' from an aircraft carrier — 125,000 pounds of munitions, admiral says
Super Hornet fighter jets from the USS Harry S. Truman bombed ISIS targets in Somalia in February, a defense official told Business Insider.
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The US Air Force has been tasked with modifying the Qatari jet gifted to Trump. It could cost $1B to upgrade.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the US Air Force to begin plans to convert a $400M Boeing jet gifted to Trump by the Qatari royal family.
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The US and South Korea just rewrote the rulebook on salvaging a downed F-35
When an F-35A belly-landed in South Korea in 2022, engineers wrote it off. But a novel plan to remove and reattach its wings gave it a new life.
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Trump says the Golden Dome, meant to put US weapons in space, will be ready in 3 years and cost $175 billion
The Golden Dome would involve space-based interceptors, which Congress estimated would cost between $162 billion to $542 billion over 20 years.
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A new radar, the most advanced of its kind, is joining the US defense against hypersonic missiles
The US has made countering hypersonic missiles, like those developed by China and used by Russia, a top priority.
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An F-35 stealth fighter flying in Texas sent classified data to an air base 5,000 miles away in Denmark
The demonstration shows how the F-35 can effectively gather critical information on a battlespace and distribute it to allies.
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Russia reportedly has a new ground forces chief. He's led bloody 'meat grinder' attacks in Ukraine.
Andrei Mordvichev led the brutal assault on Mariupol and has previously hinted that Russia has no intention of stopping at Ukraine.
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The US-made HIMARS rocket and missile launcher that's been key in Ukraine has a new rival coming out of France
France's Turgis Gaillard said it's developing a long-range strike system that can fire rockets and missiles. It's similar to Lockheed Martin's HIMARS.
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'Flamethrower' robots are now officially a part of Ukraine's war
Ukraine's defense ministry said on Monday that it officially approved the combat use of the Krampus, a ground vehicle that fires thermobaric rounds.
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US special ops forces want in on AI to lighten the operator's 'cognitive load' and make their job easier
Lots of data, related to combat and manual tasks, is made easier by the use of a variety of types of artificial intelligence.
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A US Navy aircraft carrier that lost 3 fighter jets to the Red Sea is sailing home
The USS Harry S. Truman has experienced a string of mishaps amid its combat deployment, during which it battled the Houthis.
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Here's how Palmer Luckey's Anduril wants to beat General Atomics for the US Air Force's next big bet
Anduril's CEO said the Fury is designed for mass production by using commercial parts such as a business jet's engine.
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Anduril gave everyone a behind-the-scenes look at Fury, its AI fighter built to fly with America's most fearsome aircraft
The Fury was recently unveiled by the US Air Force, but new clips show the drone being assembled by engineers in a warehouse with screwdrivers.
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See the 2 anti-drone missiles the US Navy is using to defend aircraft carriers
Launched from destroyers, the US Navy is testing the smaller loitering missiles as a more cost-effective solution to defeating drones.
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One of the Royal Navy's most advanced warships shot down a supersonic missile in 'historic first'
The UK has been testing out a range of new strike capabilities on its warships in recent years, including the DragonFire laser weapon.
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The F-35's advanced stealth doesn't make it invisible, just hard to kill
Lockheed Martin's F-35 fighter jet is one of the world's top stealth aircraft. But it isn't impossible to spot.
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Trump's talking about a twin-engine F-35. It sounds like this F-55 would be a whole new plane.
The president pitched plans on Thursday for a supercharged version of the F-35 with two engines, which would likely require building a new aircraft.
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The reign of the Reaper drone may be coming to an end
The long dominance of expensive, long-endurance drones like the $30 million MQ-9 Reaper may be ending as threats to them proliferate.
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A Ukrainian F-16 crashed while fighting off a Russian attack after an 'emergency situation' on board. The pilot survived.
Ukraine said the F-16 fighter jet took out three Russian targets but had an issue on board while trying to stop a fourth. The pilot ejected safely.
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Houthi attacks exposed US Navy issues over ammo supplies, says admiral
Attacks by Houthi militants in the Red Sea have exposed issues with munitions production for the US Navy, an admiral told lawmakers.
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Trump is pitching a new supercharged twin-engine F-35 with a new name: F-55
The CEO of Lockheed Martin, which makes the F-35, said recently that he wanted to upgrade the jet to become a "fifth-generation-plus" aircraft.
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Trump says the 'beautiful' F-22 Raptor is getting a big upgrade, saying 'we're going to be doing an F-22 super'
President Trump also accused China of copying the F-22 stealth fighter jet but said it can't copy the engines.
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Trump's $142 billion arms deal may not get the Saudis the F-35 stealth fighter
The Saudis have sought the F-35, a top fighter jet that would put their armed forces on par with Israel. It could be a dealbreaker.
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Putin sending lesser officials to peace talks in Turkey is 'like a slap in the face,' a NATO foreign minister said
Ministers from NATO states slammed Russian President Vladimir Putin for not personally attending cease-fire talks in Turkey.
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Climb aboard the USS Silversides, a World War II submarine that sank 23 enemy vessels and earned 12 battle stars
The USS Silversides submarine sank 23 ships during World War II. It was also the site of a successful emergency appendectomy in enemy waters.
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A European defense startup is making drone submarines that can lurk underwater for 3 months at a time
German defense startup Helsing said it's working on a fleet of AI-equipped underwater sea drones that can be controled by a single operator.
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Russia's 'poor weapons handling' likely caused the massive blasts that wiped out much of its 105-ton ammo depot: UK MOD
The UK Defense Ministry said a combination of bad handling and storage practices were "highly likely" to have caused the catastrophic blasts in April.
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Why mid-level US military officers need to see the big picture of war and their options in a fight
Many mid-ranking military officers' knowledge of the larger armed forces comes from experiences in their narrowly assigned fields.
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We spent 14 days on a mountain with the Army soldiers preparing for winter war
We spent 14 days inside the Army Mountain Warfare School, where service members train to fight, move, and survive in mountainous terrain.
China is using Pakistan to test its military tech — and that should worry the West
China was likely watching the Pakistan-India clashes with strong interest, hoping to gain valuable insight into its own weapons being used.
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Being a military spouse makes me a solo parent much of the time. The day care teachers have become my village.
Lauren Gumpert is a military spouse who felt guilty considering day care but now says it was the best parenting decision she's ever made.
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Drones are fast becoming 'much more lethal,' and this is only the beginning, US Army officer says
The US Army is paying close attention to drone warfare in Ukraine and the Middle East and focusing on how to prepare for future fights.
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Drone-mounted grenade launchers have entered the fight in Ukraine
Wild Hornets, a Ukrainian drone maker, released footage on Tuesday of a mounted grenade launcher firing at enemy targets from a quadcopter.
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See the US's presidential aircraft fleet that Trump wants to add to with a $400 million gift
President Donald Trump wants to use a luxury Boeing 747 gifted by Qatar's royal family as Air Force One, raising ethical and security concerns.
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The trick to fast adaptations for war is a 'Silicon Valley' model that puts companies on the front lines, DoD official says
The pace of technological innovation means defense companies need to work quickly and closely with soldiers to adapt, a DoD official said.
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Check out Hellhound, a 375-mph, 3D printed, turbojet-powered exploding drone competing for a spot in the US Army's arsenal
Cummings Aerospace's CEO showed BI its Hellhound loitering munition, designed to be easily manufactured, fairly lightweight, and fast.
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Russia's new drone-launched cruise missile is crammed with parts from Kyiv's allies, Ukraine says
Parts from South Korea, Japan, and the US were found in Russia's new "Banderol" drone-launched cruise missile, according to Ukrainian intelligence.
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A free plane? Trump's Air Force One plan could be an expensive 'security nightmare.'
Security experts told BI that the work required to make a plane from Qatar ready to be Air Force One would be like building a new plane.
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Ukraine's former commander in chief warns that modern warfare is 'far from what NATO is now operating'
Ukraine's former top military commander, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, has warned that NATO's warfare model is outdated and needs a major overhaul.
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