Alex Karp is gobsmacked that Germany's military is snubbing Palantir

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Palantir CEO Alex Karp speaking at an event in Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum.
Palantir CEO Alex Karp discussed Germany's reluctance to use Palantir's products in an interview with BILD.

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Pentagon leaders got an unusual question about Iran and 'kamikaze dolphins.' Here's how the US military uses these animals.

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A US Navy handler assigned to the Marine Mammal Company's explosive ordnance disposal unit rewards a bottlenose dolphin following a training event at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Va., on June 8, 2010.
A US Navy handler assigned to the Marine Mammal Company's explosive ordnance disposal unit rewards a bottlenose dolphin following a training event.

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Hundreds of Googlers ask their CEO to block classified AI work with the Pentagon

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Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai.

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US soldier accused of using military secrets to win over $400,000 on Polymarket

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

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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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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.

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US Navy destroyer fires on Iranian cargo ship attempting to breach blockade

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US Central Command shared a video showing a US Navy destroyer firing at an Iranian cargo vessel in the Arabian Sea. The USS Spruance intercepted the ship after its crew refused repeated warnings to stop.

The problem with America's $1 trillion military budget

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US defense spending is on track to top $1 trillion for the first time in history. Congress approved $900 billion for defense in 2026, and President Donald Trump has since proposed a staggering $1.5 trillion defense budget for 2027, the largest request in decades.

This is what Iran's drones and missiles look like up close

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Iran attacked the Erbil region in northern Iraq over 400 times during its war with the US and Israel. WELT's Chief Correspondent Ibrahim Naber got exclusive access to the wreckage of Iranian weapons used to strike the Kurdistan region.

Every test at the US Army's mad science lab

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Inside the Natick Soldier Systems Center, the US Army puts its own gear through extreme tests—burning uniforms, freezing equipment, and pushing soldiers to their limits—to make sure everything can survive the harshest environments on Earth.

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