The 50 most expensive militaries in the world, ranked by defense budget

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In this handout provided by the U.S. Navy, The U.S. Navy's Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, including the flagship USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), left, USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81), front, USS Mahan (DDG 72), back, USS Bainbridge (DDG 96), and embarked Carrier Air Wing Eight F/A-18E/F Super Hornets assigned to Strike Fighter Squadrons 31, 37, 87, and 213, operates as a joint, multi-domain force with a U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress, November 13, 2025. U.S.

He joined the fight against ISIS, expecting combat. What happened inside an Iraqi cave still haunts him.

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A Marine who flew the F/A-18, F-16, F-22, and F-35 says one jet stood apart

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A young Dave Berke with a chipped tooth.

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8 crew members are presumed dead after a B-52 bomber crashed at California's Edwards Air Force Base

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A B-52 stratofortress

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10 famous women who served in the military

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Princess Elizabeth rides out from Buckingham Palace, London to the Horse Guards' Parade, wearing a new military hat bearing the insignia of the Grenadier Guards.
Queen Elizbabeth II served as a military truck driver during World War II.

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See every type of military aircraft the US has lost in the Iran war

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Congress released a list of 42 US military aircraft reported lost, damaged, or destroyed during the Iran war, based on information from the Pentagon, Central Command, and news reports.

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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