Russia is experimenting in Ukraine's robot war with uncrewed rocket launchers, hoverboards, and a box on wheels

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Two Russian TOS-1A multiple-launch rocket systems navigate muddy terrain.
A Russian firm is reportedly working on an uncrewed version of the TOS-1A multiple-launch rocket system, pictured here, among other ground-based drones that the Kremlin is trialing.

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Vintage photos show how the military has evolved

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Today, most military missions don't involve ground soldiers.

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China's catastrophic South China Sea crash shows how dangerous high-risk moves at sea can be

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A screenshot of a video showing a Chinese Navy vessel and Chinese Coast Guard vessel crashing into one another in the sea. The video is filming from a fishing boat. The sky is blue with some clouds in the background.
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Jay Tarriela, Philippine Coast Guard Spokesperson

A Ukrainian weapons maker is building a new unjammable drone with a 100-kilometer reach. It says 'the war has changed.'

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An FPV drone controlled via a fiber-optic cable flies during Ukrainian military training on January 29, 2025, in Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine.
Fiber-optic drones have emerged as one of the deadliest threats on the battlefield in Ukraine.

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Elon Musk's DOGE threw government contracts into chaos. This startup is cashing in.

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Two young people sit on a couch on a city sidewalk.
Legalist founders Eva Shang and Christian Haigh.

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Ukraine says its forces bombed a Russian ship carrying Iranian ammo as it ramps up deep-strike operations

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The Port Olya 4 passes through the Suez Canal in Egypt.
The Russian cargo vessel Port Olya 4.

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Russia improved its missiles. Now, Ukraine's Patriots are struggling to consistently shoot them down, defense intel says.

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A Patriot missile system fires at a live-fire missile range near Capu Midia, Romania, Jun. 19, 2019 during exercise Shabla 19.
The US Army is learning from watching how Ukraine uses its Patriot air defense systems.

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Russia is facing 2 major — and seemingly contradictory — labor problems at the same time

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Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

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A NATO drone maker is testing its weapons in Ukraine — with its CEO actually heading to the battlefield to see it firsthand

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Ukrainian servicemen who recently returned from the trenches of Bakhmut walk on a street in Chasiv Yar, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 8, 2023.
Ukrainian servicemen who recently returned from the trenches of Bakhmut walk on a street in Chasiv Yar, Ukraine on March 8, 2023.

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Russia's long-range bombers kept up attack tempo, showing fleet's 'resilience' despite Ukraine's Spiderweb attack: UK MOD

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A Russian Tu-95 bomber and an IL-78 refueling plane fly over the Kremlin.
A TU-95MS strategic bomber and an Ilyushin IL-78 fly over the Kremlin during a Victory Day parade in 2021.

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