How the US Army is readying for a cyberspace fight against enemy AI hackers

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A soldier lies down holding a rifle pointing it out towards a field.
A tabletop scenario followed enemy AI agents attacking US Army security in a hypothetical Indo-Pacific conflict.

US Army photo by Sgt. Elijah Magaña

Pentagon reveals $25B price tag on Iran war

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The Iran war has cost $25B so far — impacting everything from weapons stockpiles to global oil prices.

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The Pentagon is putting industry on a key 'Golden Dome' weapon that military leaders have said might ultimately be too expensive

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US President Donald Trump sits in front of a poster showing Golden Dome.
The Trump administration's desired capabilities and cost have raised questions about feasibility.

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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

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