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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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A US invasion of Taiwan in WWII would have been a disaster. A Chinese operation faces similar dangers.
An invasion of Taiwan by China today would face similar challenges that caused the US to drop the i…
Michael Peck
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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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North Korea's new drones use a 'reverse-engineered copy' of Hellfire missiles from the MQ-9 Reaper, US Army general says
Brig. Gen. Patrick Costello said the US military is "very closely" watching the new drones, likely …
Matthew Loh
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Russia and China are gaining ground on the US in Latin America, US commander says
Russia and China are competing for influence with the US in Latin America, according to the top US …
Thibault Spirlet
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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 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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The US Army is telling its soldiers 'you have to look up' as it watches Abrams tanks face new threats in Ukraine
The US Army is closely watching how drones attack armored vehicles in Ukraine and is teaching its o…
Jake Epstein
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In tropical jungles, US Army soldiers are training to own the night in a Pacific war
In a war with an adversary like China, the ability of US soldiers to operate at night could be key.…
Chris Panella
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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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Russia's military still has dangerous combat forces 'barely touched' by the Ukraine war, top US general in Europe warns
Gen. Christopher Cavoli also said that the Russian ground forces operating in Ukraine are bigger th…
Jake Epstein
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US-made Abrams are better than Russia's best tanks in the war, Ukrainian commander says, and it's not even close
A Ukrainian commander of an M1 Abrams said the American-made armor was better than Soviet-era tanks…
Jake Epstein
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Retired NATO commander says Ukraine's Kursk invasion proves it can succeed without Western advice
Gen. Philip M. Breedlove said Ukraine's Kursk "incursion was taken without a lot of guidance from t…
Sinéad Baker
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These are the biggest challenges facing the US Army in the Pacific, according to a general readying for the next war
Soldiers face daunting challenges in navigating the vastness of the Indo-Pacific, where a future wa…
Chris Panella
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Russia is putting up a stiffer fight in Kursk and is sending well-equipped soldiers, says Ukrainian commander
Ukraine is facing tougher resistance from redeployed Russian forces in Kursk, a Ukrainian commander…
Thibault Spirlet
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US commandos showed off their little-known underwater skills in Army Special Operations Commands' best combat diver competition
"I know many tough operators who don't try for a dive team because they are afraid to fail," a Gree…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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Russia's messy response to Ukraine's invasion is telling about the weaknesses still plaguing its army
Throughout its war in Ukraine, command and control has been a problem. As Ukraine attacks Kursk, th…
Sinéad Baker
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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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US Air Force says war with China in the Pacific is not 'imminent or inevitable' but the threat is growing
Frank Kendall, the US Air Force Secretary, said that the likelihood of war with China in the Pacifi…