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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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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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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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Ukraine aims to deploy squads of up to 20 sea drones to do the job of a warship, commander says
Ukraine's sea drones will soon operate in squads of up to 20 to further harass Russia's navy, a Ukr…
Mia Jankowicz
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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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Ukraine's new drone boats are armed with heat-seeking missiles to scare off Russian aircraft, commander says
Ukraine modified its Magura V5 naval drones to carry R-73 short-range air-to-air missiles, giving t…
Jake Epstein
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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…
Thibault Spirlet
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A secretive Russian submarine unit could sabotage the subsea network of cables that powers the internet
GUGI is a specialist unit tasked with sabotage. And it's menacing the undersea cables that carry in…
Tom Porter
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USS White River: How the US Navy transformed a landing vessel into a legendary rocket artillery ship
Today's US Navy is poorly equipped to support a landing force, but that wasn't the case decades ago…
Benjamin Brimelow
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Photo hints a big US Air Force Reaper drone competition was focused on one of China's fake islands in the South China Sea
A photo from the recent exercise reveals a map of Mischief Reef, an artificial island that China ha…
Jake Epstein
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Russia is counterattacking in Kursk and could be trying to split Ukrainian forces, military experts say
Russia appears to have launched a counteroffensive in Kursk, claiming to have recaptured 10 settlem…
Mia Jankowicz
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A Navy SEAL unit that killed Osama bin Laden is busy preparing for a possible Chinese invasion of Taiwan: report
Navy SEAL Team 6 has been planning and training for a possible Chinese invasion of Taiwan for the l…
Thibault Spirlet
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China is taking over the South China Sea, and the US isn't doing enough to stop it, experts say
China has ramped up confrontations with the Philippines in the South China Sea. The US has largely …
Thibault Spirlet
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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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Inside the plot by Russian exiles to overthrow Putin
A growing army of Russian expats want to take back Russia. Can they succeed?
Paul Starobin
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Iran wants Israelis to worry that Hezbollah has a rare and powerful EMP weapon
Iran claims it gave Hezbollah EMP weapons. It could be real or it could be a bluff to get nuclear-a…
Michael Peck
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One of China's neighbors is sending out more naval patrols to challenge its attempts to dominate the South China Sea
The Philippines says it has ratcheted up naval patrols and air surveillance in the South China Sea …
Thibault Spirlet
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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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A Ukrainian commander had Russian troops in his sights but couldn't attack. He says a US rule is to blame.
A Ukrainian commander said his unit was forced to watch Russia amass troops across the border but w…