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Why North Korea would want to go to war for Russia

US officials are worried about what Kim could be receiving from Putin. Sending troops is a high pri…

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What Trump's own words tell us about what a White House win could mean for Ukraine

Russia's war in Ukraine is a major issue in the 2024 election. If Trump wins the White House, Ukrai…

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US attack submarine crew picks up top award for 'demanding' spy operations

USS Washington was given the highest unit award in the US military after three "demanding" missions…

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US Marines put their new experimental 'loyal wingman' to the test finding targets for a force of fifth-gen F-35 stealth fighters

The test focused on improving communication between the XQ-58 Valkyrie unmanned aircraft and F-35s,…

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The US F-35 stealth fighter fleet has a readiness problem that 6 years and over $12 billion haven't fixed, watchdog finds

None of the F-35 variants met their readiness goals over a six-year period despite billions of doll…

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A US F-35 stealth fighter just landed on a destroyer Japan turned into an aircraft carrier for the first time off the California coast

Photos show a US F-35B operating on Japan's newly converted destroyer-turned-aircraft carrier off t…

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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…

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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.…

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The Ukraine war is showing US soldiers they need to be hard to find in the electromagnetic spectrum in a high-end fight

American soldiers in the Indo-Pacific region are training to be "small and undetectable" in the ele…

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Video shows one of Taiwan's F-16s tracking a Chinese J-15 fighter jet with its sniper pod during war games

The J-15 is a carrier-based fighter. China's first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, was part of this…

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A record-breaking 153 Chinese warplanes flew around Taiwan in war games meant as a warning

China's "Joint Sword-2024B" war games came on the heels of Taiwan's National Day and were meant as …

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As a warning, China sent warplanes and warships, including its first aircraft carrier, to practice assaulting Taiwan

China's military exercises are a follow-up to big drills conducted earlier this year and suggest wh…

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NATO fighter pilots break down their Eurofighter vs F-35 dogfight with cockpit video and paper airplanes

Two pilots demonstrated the differences between the fighter jets, referencing dogfight footage and …

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The US Navy is burning through missiles in the Middle East that it would need in a war with China

Conflicts in the Middle East have raised concerns about the stockpiles of key interceptors the US w…

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Rare satellite image shows China's only two operational aircraft carriers together at a base in the South China Sea

The carriers were docked at Sanya Naval Base on Hainan Island in the South China Sea earlier this w…

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Israel's strike back at Iran could hurt the Harris campaign in its final stretch if gas prices soar

Israeli and US officials have indicated Iran's oil facilities could be a potential target in retali…

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Iran's massive missile strike on Israel is just a fraction of what China could do

China boasts a massive, ever-expanding missile force that could make war in the Pacific devastating…

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Trump got it wrong on a past Iranian missile attack and again cast aside the US troop injuries as nothing more than headaches

The former President has repeatedly downplayed the traumatic brain injuries of US soldiers from an …

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War analysts say the massive Iranian missile attack the US called 'ineffective' likely wasn't just for show

Iran's massive missile strike likely meant to oversaturate Israeli air defenses, but the US and Isr…

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What made this Russian fighter jet's shockingly aggressive maneuvers near a US F-16 so dangerous

Video showed the Russian aircraft fly past and cut off a US F-16, prompting its pilot to swear, in …

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Video captures a Russian fighter jet dangerously ripping past a US F-16 during an intercept

The Russian Su-35 ripped past and cut off the American aircraft during a intercept near Alaska earl…

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The shipbuilding empire fueling China's naval rise is a juggernaut, but tough questions remain

China's shipbuilding capacity and ambitions are major strengths, but it faces potential struggles a…

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