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South Korea's new hardline on North Korea may mean the end of its plans to build its first aircraft carrier
A new emphasis on countering North Korea and other military modernization priorities may spell the …
Benjamin Brimelow
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A rare South Korea-US missile test is meant to show they can strike back after a flurry of North Korean missile tests
A joint missile test in June was meant to show the US and South Korea could respond with "precision…
Benjamin Brimelow
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The US military just awarded a $10 million contract for what could be special operators' latest gadget: jet boots
SOCOM recently invested in a futuristic piece of tech that could make life easier for operators wit…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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US Special Operations Command's biggest exercise ever in Europe sends 'a strategic message' amid rising tension with Russia
More than 3,300 special operators from 30 countries took part in Trojan Footprint 22 in May, double…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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The sinking of Russia's Black Sea Fleet flagship highlights deadly lessons learned in another war 40 years ago
Ukraine's sinking of Russian warship Moskva this spring was an unexpected reminder of the deadly le…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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US Special Operations Command is working on a new and improved version of the Navy SEALs' stealthy mini-sub
US Navy SEALs' submersibles are a unique and highly specialized asset, and they working on two new …
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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Recent drills with US Navy missile subs show how Marine special operators would get to the frontline in a fight against China
Launching operations from submarines makes them harder for enemies to detect, but doing it that way…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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US special operators are picking up a softer skill as they refocus on countering China
At a recent Senate hearing, special-operations leaders described the importance of operators who ar…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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How US sailors pulled off a daring high-seas mission to save a sinking Nazi submarine and capture its secrets
As Allied troops prepared to invade France in June 1944, the US Navy was trying to deliver another …
Benjamin Brimelow
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77 years ago, the US's largest invasion in the Pacific may have prevented an even bigger fight with the Japanese
The Battle of Okinawa, which ended in June 1945, made clear to US commanders what kind of fighting …
Benjamin Brimelow
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The fighting in Ukraine shows the vulnerability of one of modern militaries' most important weapons
Light, portable missiles are here to stay, but militaries can do more to help pilots and aircraft s…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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US intel officials admit they didn't see that Russia's military was a 'hollow force.' Here's what they did see and how they missed it.
Four months of fighting in Ukraine has revealed the gaps in what US intelligence agencies knew abou…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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Exercises on opposite sides of the planet show US forces training for a little-known but crucial battlefield skill
Because close air support is conducted very close to friendly forces, there is no room for mistakes.
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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80 years after an unprecedented attack, Australia is having run-ins with another rival close to home
Eighty years after Japanese submarines attacked Sydney, another powerful adversary is making its pr…
Benjamin Brimelow
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Ukrainian special-operations forces doubled in size while training with the US, top US special-ops commander says
Since 2014, US special-operations forces have worked to "help build up the Ukrainian special-operat…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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Battlefield videos show Ukrainian troops' skills and Russia's surprisingly ill-trained military, former US special operators say
Videos emerging from Ukraine show Ukrainians maximizing their advantages and Russians failing to le…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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The Russian navy's surprising losses against Ukraine are reminders of another humiliating defeat 117 years ago
Russia's embarrassing naval losses against Ukraine come a little over a century after another Russi…
Benjamin Brimelow
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Vietnam's rare commemoration of a deadly South China Sea battle is a quiet but direct message to Beijing
The unusual ceremony, which took place amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, was seen as a quiet message…
Benjamin Brimelow
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The toughest US Army Special Forces course takes place underwater. Here's why it has to be brutal.
The Combat Diver Qualification Course is a tough test of participants' diving know-how and ability …
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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Cyberattacks quietly launched by Russia before its invasion of Ukraine may have been more damaging than intended
The US director of national intelligence told lawmakers that Russia's cyberattack against Ukraine a…