Axed $170 million contract shows how DOGE-led cuts came over US Navy objections

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Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Bainbridge, USS Forrest Sherman, and USS Roosevelt transit the Atlantic Ocean in formation.
A contract that sought to safeguard the personnel records of sailors was canceled despite the objections of Navy officials.

US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Najwa Ziadi

A Russian oil company says it paid out a $195,000 bounty to soldiers it credited with downing a US-made F-16 fighter jet in Ukraine

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A US Air Force F-16 fighter jet takes off from an airbase in Germany.
A US Air Force F-16 fighter jet takes off from an airbase in Germany.

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Israel becomes the first country to down drones in combat with a laser weapon

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A close-up low angle of Israel's laser weapon with a line of trees and a cloudy blue sky in the background.
The system is part of Israel's planned $500 million network of directed energy air defenses.

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We got an inside look at how frontline NATO allies would fight Russia

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Polish 6th Airborne Brigade conducts an air insertion at Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area, June 10, 2020.
A Finnish officer described the mission to jump out of airplanes via parachute and then form up to seize an airfield as "extremely difficult."

US Army Photo by Richard Herman

The Pentagon launched a military-grade Y Combinator, signaling that defense tech is officially cool on college campuses

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Pentagon.
The Pentagon.

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The F-35 could be 'pilot optional' in the not-too-distant future, Lockheed Martin CEO says

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1st Lt. Bailey
Lockheed Martin's CEO said the company is working on advanced upgrades to the F-35, which would allow it to fly without a pilot.

US Air Force photo by Capt. Nathan Poblete

Drones in Ukraine show the way Western militaries are run is 'outdated,' UK warns

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A man in combat dress holds a large drone in the air as he walks over planks of wood over a trench
Drone operators of the 3rd Assault Brigade are seen working at positions near the frontline in the direction of Borova, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine.

Wolfgang Schwan/Anadolu via Getty Images

I'm a ballroom dancer who joined Ukraine's special forces. The war took my leg, but I have no regrets signing up.

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Serhii Nazarenko dances with a partner in the left photo. On the right, he stands with his combat gear, rifle, and prosthetic leg on the right photo.
Serhii Nazarenko is an officer in the National Guard of Ukraine's Omega group, a special forces unit that initially handled counterterrorism and is now fighting Russia's invasion.

Both images courtesy of Serhii Nazarenko, left photo by Neel Shakilov

Mark Zuckerberg and Palmer Luckey end their beef and partner to build extended reality tech for the US military

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Palmer Luckey (left) and Mark Zuckerberg (right)
Palmer Luckey (left) and Mark Zuckerberg (right)

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Hegseth guts the Pentagon's weapons testing office

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American soldiers drive a Bradley fighting vehicle during a joint exercise with Syrian Democratic Forces at the countryside of Deir Ezzor in northeastern Syria, Dec. 8, 2021.
The Defense Department is gutting the weapons testing office that has independently evaluated systems like the Bradley fighting vehicle for four decades.

AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad, File

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