The command overseeing US forces in the Middle East just got a third aircraft carrier — and a lot more firepower

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The USS George H.W. Bush aircraft carrier sails in dark blue ocean waters.
The aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush is the third aircraft carrier to arrive in the CENTCOM area of responsibility.

US Central Command

Marines are speeding up aircraft turnarounds for a scattered future fight and moving more munitions faster to keep up

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Marine aviation ordnance technicians load bombs onto an aircraft at Naval Air Facility El Centro, California on Oct. 17, 2020.
Marine aviation ordnance technicians load bombs onto an aircraft at Naval Air Facility El Centro, California.

LCpl Nicholas Buss/US Marine Corps

The US risks losing a future war without cheap precision-kill weapons, top Pacific admiral warns

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A soldier wearing camouflage crouches and works on a small drone with a blue cloudy sky in the background.
Adm. Paparo said US forces need cheap weapons for less exquisite targets.

US Army photo by Sgt. Duke Edwards

Why Lockheed Martin's $2 trillion F-35 program is so expensive

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F-35 flying in the air
Lockheed Martin's F-35 is one of the most advanced aircraft ever designed. Buying and keeping them flying for decades is estimated to cost the US government $2 trillion.

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What a US destroyer shooting a cargo ship's engine out reveals about how the Navy is handling Iran blockade runners

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A screenshot of a video aboard a US Navy ship looking out towards an Iranian cargo vessel sailing in the water.
CENTCOM said the vessel's crew didn't comply with repeated warnings over a six-hour period.

US Central Command

DARPA says its powdered blood for future warfare works in animals. Now comes the hard part.

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Marines carry a simulated casualty during a tactical competition at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 18, 2026.
Marines carry a simulated casualty during a tactical competition at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California.

U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Vincent Needham

'Completely open' didn't last very long in the Strait of Hormuz. Here's the situation.

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A view of the vessels passing through Strait of Hormuz.
A commercial vessel seen sailing toward the Strait of Hormuz amid the ongoing ceasefire.

Shadi J. H. Alassar/Anadolu/Getty Images

Inside the Army's extreme test lab, inventing futuristic food, gear, and warfighters

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A soldier aiming a gun at a virtual screen with digital people walking toward him.
Soldiers train on digital screens at Natick.

Business Insider

Palantir's summary of CEO Alexander Karp's manifesto is generating buzz. Read the 22 bullet points.

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Alex Karp speaks during The New York Times' Dealbook Summit
Palantir posted a summary of a book its CEO, Alex Karp, co-wrote called "The Technological Republic" over the weekend.

David Dee Delgado/Getty Images for The New York Times

The Pentagon says it's watching as Iran is 'digging out' its remaining missiles and launchers

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An F/A-18E Super Hornet launches from the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier.
Iranian missiles, launchers, and related facilities were key targets for US and Israeli strikes.

US Navy photo

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