Satellite images show Russian forces throwing up smoke screens on a key Crimean bridge as Ukrainian drones target supply lines

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Several stacks of white and grey smoke rise from a bridge.
Smokescreens seen covering part of the Kerch Bridge in June.

Satellite image ©2026 Vantor

A top Marine general says air-defense buildup isn't moving fast enough to meet rising drone threats

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Two large vehicles sit on the beach with Marines standing around them. The sky is blue and cloudy.
The US Marine Corps is shifting its focus to being prepared for near-peer adversary fights.

US Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Malia Sparks

The US Army has a new self-contained Pacific command built for a complex fight

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A US Army M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System fires on a beach.
The Army activated the Multi-Domain Command Pacific last week, combining the 7th Infantry Division and 1st Multi-Domain Task Force.

US Army video by Staff Sgt. Brandon Rickert

Only a quarter of US F-35s were fully mission-capable last year as maintenance and parts problems dragged down readiness, watchdog reports

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A US F-35 aircraft flies in a blue cloudy sky. A man points at it from the deck of a ship.
The F-35 is the world's costliest weapons program, and its readiness rates have been continually slipping in recent years.

US Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Trent A. Henry

1.5 million Defense Department workers are now using the military's generative AI every day, Pentagon official says

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A laptop screen shows GenAI.mil, a US military AI program.
GenAI.mil is DoD's hub for artificial intelligence programs for US military personnel and workers.

US Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Shane Smith

A US task force gearing up for a counter-drone fight put a new autonomous system to the test at the southern border

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A Marine wearing camouflage holds a small drone up while standing near the US southern boarder.
JIATF-401 has been testing its counter-drone systems at the border.

US Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Mary Torres

US Army mortar crews need fast firing solutions. Now, there's an app for that.

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Troops wearing camouflage crouch as they fire a mortar into a clear blue sky.
Troops are liking the new app, finding it modern and easy to use.

Oregon Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Matthew Kane, 115 Mobile Public Affairs Detachment

The US Army is tearing down old tech walls so its weapons can talk to each other

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Two US soldiers stand amongst trees looking at a drone controller.
A hackathon event is pushing the US Army and defense partners to better integrate systems.

US Army photo by Sgt. Nicodemus Taylor

The US Army built an exoskeleton for injured troops to stand and walk for themselves from combat

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A soldier wears an exoskeleton around his left leg while holding a gun in the forest.
The exoskeleton stabilizes the injury and helps bear the wearer's weight so they can stand and walk on their own.

Extremity Trauma and Amputation Center of Excellence (EACE) Military Performance Lab

The same location data that helps apps and advertisers track everyday phone users could be putting US troops at risk

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A group of military personnel walk around a helicopter on the deck of a warship.
US troops in the Middle East have been targeted via their phone location data.

US Navy photo

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