With the US Army watching, defense industry operators turned a logistics drone into a flying rocket launcher

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A drone fires a rocket in the sky.
The TRV 150 fired a 70mm Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System rocket during the recent test.

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Russia says its new anti-drone turret fires programmable rounds that calculate when to explode

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Ukrainian soldiers of the 127th Heavy Mechanized Brigade carry a Heavy Shot UAV across a field in May 2026.
As drones like this Ukrainian Heavy Shot swarm the battlefield, Russia says it's making a new turret to shoot them down with programmable airburst rounds.

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Ukraine says Russia is using a new jet-powered attack drone in response to its interceptors

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A Ukrainian soldier returns an interceptor drone after a test flight near Kyiv.
Ukraine said Monday that its interceptor drones have led to the emergence of Russian jet-powered drones.

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A Ukrainian crew said its Italian tank gun hit a house that was 120 football fields away

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Two Italian soldiers look out from a B1 Centauro turret.
Ukrainians said they used a B1 Centauro, an Italian tank destroyer, to strike a house with Russian soldiers some seven miles away.

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A Pentagon test group is eyeing these ballistic ball and patrol caps for troops

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A shot of the R-12 ballistic ball cap at SOF Week 2026
Military units will soon begin testing a new ballistic cap developed by a trauma surgeon.

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I toured the only nuclear-missile submarine in the US open to the public. Take a look inside the USS Growler.

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The USS Growler in New York City.
The USS Growler in New York City.

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The US military is using the southern border as a 'sandbox' to test out counter-drone tech amid cartel flights

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A soldier uses a Dronebuster counter-drone tool during a patrol along the Rio Grande River near Eagle Pass, Texas, June 14, 2025.
A soldier uses a Dronebuster counter-drone tool during a patrol along the Rio Grande River near Eagle Pass, Texas, June 14, 2025.

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Ukraine wants Russia to pay for every square kilometer it takes with at least 200 losses — and it's been hitting its number

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A CAESAR self-propelled howitzer crew of the 148th Artillery Brigade fires toward enemy lines from a concealed position as soldiers nearby watch the sky for hostile FPV drones, near Pokrovsk, Donetsk Region, Ukraine on January 11, 2026.
Ukrainian forces fire at Russian positions from a self-propelled howitzer.

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Ukraine is testing out cheap new interceptor missiles to battle Russia's jet-powered attack drones

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A Russian-made Geran-2 is displayed along with destroyed Russian tanks and equipment on Mykhailivska Square in Kyiv.
Ukraine is developing cheap interceptor missiles to battle Russian attack drones.

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Top US commander in the Middle East says he needs more bunker busters because 'everybody is going underground'

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A US Air Force B-2 Spirit bomber sits in a garage. A man stands in front of it.
GBU-57s were used during Operation Midnight Hammer to hit Iranian nuclear facilities.

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