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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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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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A former North Korean special forces soldier said Kim Jong Un's elite 'Storm Corps' in Russia likely isn't his A-team
Lee Wong-gil said it's likely that the Storm Corps is truly in Russia, but that the troops deployed…
Matthew Loh
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Satellite images show North Korean special forces sent to Russia disguised as Russian soldiers with fake IDs, South Korean spies say
South Korea's spy agency said North Korea sent some 1,500 special forces troops to Russia for train…
Jake Epstein
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Israeli airstrike on Beirut killed at least 37, including the commander of a Hezbollah special forces unit
A spokesperson for the IDF said the strike came as Hezbollah commanders "were gathered underground …
Rebecca Rommen
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US commander appeared to suggest UK special forces were operating in Ukraine
A UK Ministry of Defence spokesperson told BI: "It is the longstanding policy of successive governm…
Nathan Rennolds
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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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Putin paying for 100,000 North Korean troops helps him delay a second mobilization: ISW
Russia's high casualty rate this year indicates that 100,000 troops would only be enough to replace…
Matthew Loh
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Russia's engagement with the Houthis as they lob missiles at ships is getting 'serious,' US official says
The US Special Envoy for Yemen told Business Insider that Russia could make the Houthis even more d…
Jake Epstein
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Video appears to show a Ukrainian Leopard tank taking out a column of Russian armored vehicles
Video footage shared by Ukraine's 33rd Separate Mechanized Brigade appears to show a devastating at…
Sinéad Baker
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Trump's first term avoided a fight in the South China Sea. It's only getting harder.
Donald Trump faces a more confrontational China in the South China Sea in his second term, escalati…
Thibault Spirlet
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US Army Rangers have been training for a different kind of fight: neutralizing enemy underground nuclear facilities
Shifting their role, US Army Rangers linked up with a little-known unit to practice taking down an …
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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Shifting focus to threats from China and Russia starts with people, not tech, US special operations leaders say
SOCOM is facing the arduous task of shifting focus to near-peer threats after over two decades of c…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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Ukraine needs F-16s now, but this rugged jet made for the Russia threat could be the better choice for its future fighter fleet
The Gripen can fight from improvised runways, is easier to maintain, and was designed with the Russ…
Sinéad Baker
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One of Russia's closest allies warned it against sending North Korean troops to war
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said that deploying North Korean soldiers in the Ukraine …
Mikhaila Friel
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Western special operations activity is on the rise around a new US partner in a strategic but unstable area of the Mediterranean
US Navy SEALs drilled with Cypriot commandos after other Western forces moved into position amid co…
Constantine Atlamazoglou
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North Korea sending troops into Ukraine could supercharge an already-close partnership with Russia
South Korea says 1,500 North Korean troops have been sent to aid Russia in Ukraine. Experts say the…