'It's good to scare people sometimes': Anduril founder Palmer Luckey says he 'broadly' backs Trump's new defense regulations

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Palmer Luckey, founder of Erebor Bank and Anduril Industries.
Palmer Luckey, founder of Erebor Bank and Anduril Industries.

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Trump says the US shut off the lights in Venezuela's capital using 'certain expertise.' Here's how it may have done it.

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A figure in a helmet stands in front of a fighter jet with lights on at night time
A US Air Force F-22 Raptor parks after the US's military actions in Venezuela.

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Trump said he wants to raise the US military budget by 50% in 2027

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Donald Trump talks into a microphone in front of an American flag.
President Donald Trump.

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Ukrainian pilot says he had to make new F-16 tactics because NATO's original training was for a different type of war

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Two Ukrainian F-16s fly side-by-side.
Ukraine has officially received at least 44 F-16s, out of a total 87 promised so far by European countries.

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A Ukrainian unit told us how its lone gun-toting robot fought off Russians for 45 straight days

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DevDroid's TW 12.7 is seen firing its M2 Browning in aerial footage.
NC13's DevDroid TW 12.7 is seen firing its weapon in this aerial footage. Red annotation by Business Insider.

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Trump threatens Raytheon's business with the US government

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President Donald Trump
President Donald Trump said that Raytheon is not being responsive enough to the Pentagon's needs.

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Taiwan's F-16 fighter fleet has been grounded after an 'anomaly' saw a jet and its pilot disappear

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A Taiwanese F-16 is seen from the bottom right as it flies against a grey background.
Search and rescue operations continue for the aircraft and pilot.

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Hegseth's prosecution of Mark Kelly sends a chilling message to US troops and veterans, legal analysts say

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The Defense Department is investigating Sen. Mark Kelly for a video he made with fellow Democratic lawmakers. Kelly has said troops have the right to disobey an unlawful order.
The Defense Department is investigating Sen. Mark Kelly for a video he made with fellow Democratic lawmakers. Kelly has said troops have the right to disobey an unlawful order.

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How the US Army is using influencers to fix its $1 billion recruiting crisis

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In recent years, the US Army has faced a recruiting crisis, failing to add enough enlisted soldiers to its ranks.

After a two-week chase across the Atlantic, US forces finally caught a Russian-flagged dark fleet tanker that ran its blockade

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The sanctioned Russia-flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic.
The US carried out an operation to seize a fleeing oil tanker on Wednesday.

US European Command.

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