A US aircraft carrier's hard turn to avoid enemy fire surprised sailors and sent a jet with bad brakes into the sea

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The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman sails through the Mediterranean Sea on May 18.
The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman made a hard turn before sending a fighter jet and a tow tractor overboard.

US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Mike Shen

Investigators found Hegseth had a 'unique' system installed so he could use his personal cellphone from inside his secure Pentagon office

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US defense secretary Pete Hegseth wearing a blue suit with his head turned facing left.
The Pentagon inspector general released findings from an investigation into the secretary's use of Signal earlier this year.

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Russia is still exporting plenty of oil — but earning far less to fund its war on Ukraine

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Russian President Vladimir Putin looks on.
Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Former top Russian general said he'd give 'entire Russian intelligence community' a failing grade for Ukraine invasion

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A convoy of Russian vehicles is seen on a road in Crimea.
Russian army military vehicles are seen in Armyansk, Crimea, in February 2022.

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A US strike on a suspected drug boat has the military in the hot seat. Its own law of war manual explains why.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defended his role directing military attacks on suspected drug-runners during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Tuesday.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defended his role directing military attacks on suspected drug-runners during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Tuesday.

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The US is getting serious about cheap, one-way attack drones with a new force in the Middle East

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A line of grey, Shahed-looking drones are seen on a tarmac.
The Low-cost Uncrewed Combat Attack System are part of CENTCOM's one-way attack drone squadron.

Courtesy of US Central Command Public Affairs

Every tool an Air Force survival specialist takes into the wilderness

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Air Force SERE specialists — that's Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape — are the military's survival experts trained to endure the harshest conditions on Earth and teach others to do the same.

A new combat-proven ballistic missile shield that shot down Iranian threats is now deployed to Europe

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An Arrow system test launch in Alaska in 2019.
Germany is now operating Arrow 3, Israel's top air defense system.

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North Korea's aging fighter jets have a new weapon, and it looks a lot like a certain Western cruise missile

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Kim Jong Un attends a showcase of military weapons.
Images provided by North Korea's state media agency showed Pyongyang's showcase of air assets during an 80th anniversary ceremony attended by Kim Jong Un.

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A US F-16 pilot outflew enemy missiles with extreme high-G turns for 15 minutes during a Middle East mission

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A US Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon departs after being refueled over the US Central Command area of responsibility, February 25, 2025.
A US Air Force F-16 operates over the Middle East in February.

US Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. William Rio Rosado

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