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A first-of-its-kind drone landing shows how the British navy plans to keep its new aircraft carriers in action for longer
Like the US Navy, the British Royal Navy is making big plans for its carriers to haul drone aircraf…
Constantine Atlamazoglou
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Russia's air force appears to be turning more to an 1,100-pound cluster bomb in one of the deadliest fights in Ukraine, intel says
Britain's defense ministry said Russia is increasingly employing the heavy RBK-500 cluster bomb in …
Jake Epstein
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Russia's Black Sea Fleet is now facing attacks from underwater Ukrainian sabotage forces, a local governor says
Ukraine's military recently beefed up its attacks against the Russian naval fleet based in the occu…
Natalie Musumeci
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ATACMS missiles could push back Russia's lethal helicopter force, but Ukraine will need perfect timing to pull it off
ATACMS would be a valuable addition to Ukraine's arsenal, but using it effectively requires timely …
Christopher Woody
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A British fighter captured in Ukraine by Russian forces appeared bloodied in an interview on state TV as he repeated Russian propaganda
Aiden Aslin was fighting alongside Ukrainian forces in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol when…
Natalie Musumeci
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Air forces are ditching runways to prepare their jets to keep operating when enemies aim for their bases
Western air forces are training to disperse to avoid enemy fire, and part of that involves finding …
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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Ukraine's offensive is bearing down on Russian forces, but Chinese artillery could still bail Moscow out
Russia's military uses artillery "as a crutch" for other shortcomings, and it could be in trouble i…
Michael Peck
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Russia is 'accepting risks' and dropping its guard against other threats to hold its ground in Ukraine, British military says
Russian military units from the Arctic to the Far East are "bearing the brunt" of Ukraine's counter…
Christopher Woody
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Ukrainian pilot says its air force is so outclassed by Russia's that it can 'do nothing to them in the air'
A Ukrainian pilot told The Sunday Times that Ukraine's aging aircraft confronting Russia's is be "l…
Sophia Ankel
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British Airways and Air France are adding up to 2 hours onto flight times to go around Niger after the African country closed its airspace
Niger's ruling military group suddenly closed its airspace on Sunday which means some flights from …
Taylor Rains
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Ukraine has 14 kinds of howitzers to batter Russian forces, but each gun brings a new problem for Kyiv
"Most countries have two or three different howitzer types in their land forces. Ukraine has 14," a…
Michael Peck
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Moscow's 'special' forces: An inside look at how Russia's famed Spetsnaz really operate
The image of Russia's Spetsnaz as "remorseless Soviet Terminators" has enduring appeal but little t…
Mark Galeotti
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Ukraine's air force has gotten good at fighting on the run, and Russia's military can't catch up, top US general says
Thanks to the Russian military's inability to do timely and accurate targeting, Ukraine's air force…
Christopher Woody
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Ukraine is kicking off its big offensive armed with powerful Western tanks and weapons, but breaking Russian lines may be anything but easy
Ukraine is facing stiff resistance and losses as its counteroffensive begins. War experts said the …
Ryan Pickrell
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A fired general's pleas from the front lines reveal Ukraine is bloodying Russian forces in a critical fight
There's growing evidence Ukraine may be gaining an edge in the artillery duel in a key sector of th…
Ryan Pickrell
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Storm Shadows are a threat to Russian forces in Ukraine, but busted missile remains may offer lessons for Moscow's military
Russia's recovery of a partially intact Storm Shadow missile could offer them some insight about th…
Ryan Pickrell
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Putin new bodyguard incudes thousands of elite special forces, tanks and warplanes to make him 'coup-proof,' analyst says
Russian President Putin fears a coup and has beefed up his "Praetorian Guard," experts told The Tel…
Alia Shoaib
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Top US Air Force general was surprised that Russia 'gave up' trying to destroy Ukraine's Russian-designed air defenses so quickly
Ukraine started the war using the same or similar air-defense systems as Russia, and the Russian in…
Christopher Woody
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Russian attack helicopters showed up in force on the front lines and have been putting dents in Ukraine's armored assaults
"Russian forces deployed aviation in a way they haven't recently" and have been using it more succe…
Ryan Pickrell
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Special forces bomb disposal expert rates 10 bomb disposal scenes in movies and TV
Former Special Forces bomb-disposal expert Lloyd Davies rates the realism of bomb-disposal scenes i…