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Israeli airstrike on Beirut killed at least 37, including the commander of a Hezbollah special forces unit
A spokesperson for the IDF said the strike came as Hezbollah commanders "were gathered underground …
Rebecca Rommen
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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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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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A Russian politician says the country needs a 'special demographic operation' to boost its birth rate, which has crashed to a 25-year-low
"We must organize ourselves and conduct another special operation," said Nina Ostanina, the head of…
Huileng Tan
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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…
Chris Panella
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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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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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Ukrainian unit commander predicts drone warfare will be truly unmanned in a matter of months and won't need human pilots
New drone technology is being developed and tested at a rapid pace, Brovdi said, and soon drones ma…
Chris Panella
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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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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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Ukraine's special operators have been 'taking it to the Russians,' the head of US Special Operations Command says
Ukrainian special operators have been shaping the battlefield by undermining Russia's defenses and …
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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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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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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US special operators are getting a new outpost in a tense corner of Europe
Amid tensions with Russia across Europe, US Special Operations Command Europe plans to set up a new…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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US Special Operations Command is working on a new mini-sub to carry SEALs to their targets in style
SEALs in the new Dry Combat Submersible will "arrive at the mission warm, rested, hydrated and read…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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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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American F-35 stealth fighters landed on a highway in Europe for the first time in training with one of NATO's newest allies
Highway landings, as part of the US' focus on its agile employment concept, allow forces to be disp…
Chris Panella
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US special-operations leaders are figuring out what skills to bring with them into 'the 5th modern era' of special ops
When asked what a shift to great-power competition meant for US special operators, special-ops lead…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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How a dysfunctional mission in the Caribbean became 'the pivotal point' for the creation of US Special Operations Command
Today, the US special-operations community operates like a well-oiled machine, but it had to learn …