The US Navy has no aircraft carriers deployed in Pacific as Middle East conflicts pull the Pentagon's focus from China

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Four US Navy aircraft carriers sail in the Atlantic Ocean with a cloudy sky above them.
The Nimitz-class aircraft carriers USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, USS Harry S. Truman, and USS Gerald R. Ford and dry cargo ship USNS William McLean sail in formation in the Atlantic Ocean.

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Maxwell Orlosky

With unusual new shields, Ukraine's US-made Abrams tanks and Bradleys are taking hits but surviving, armorer says

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An M2 Bradley fighting vehicle with protective screens.
An M2 Bradley fighting vehicle with protective screens in August.

Courtesy of Rinat Ahkmetov's Steel Front

Taiwan is rethinking its use of US-made anti-tank missiles after less than half hit their targets in recent combat drills

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A Taiwanese soldier stands outside of a military vehicle as it fired a missile towards a target in the ocean.
A US-made TOW-2A wire-guided anti-tank missile is launched by Taiwanese soldiers from a M1167 TOW carrier vehicle during a live fire exercise at the Fanshan training grounds in Pingtung county.

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China is escalating tensions in the South China Sea to test how far the US supports one of its allies, military analyst says

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A Philippine coast guard vessel and a Chinese coast guard vessel during an incident in the South China Sea on August 19, 2024.
A Philippine coast guard vessel and a Chinese coast guard vessel during an incident in the South China Sea on August 19, 2024.

China Coast Guard via Weibo/Handout via REUTERS

India's refusal to take a side in the Ukraine war is frustrating the West. But it has its reasons.

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Indian PM Narendra Modi hugs Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on a trip to Kyiv.
Indian PM Narendra Modi hugs Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Modi has exchanged warm words with both Ukraine's and Russia's leaders.

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Russia feels unfamiliar pain as Ukraine hobbles its air defenses, forcing tough choices

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Two Russian S-400 air defense systems on the back of trucks are parked in a snowy field with some trees around them.
S-400 defense systems, sent by Russia, at the Brestsky training ground near Brest, Belarus.

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A Russian murder convict joined Wagner, went home, killed again, then got out a 2nd time by joining the army: rights group

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A billboard with a masked Russian soldier.
A billboard with a masked Russian soldier.

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A US Army private who tried to flee to North Korea will plead guilty to desertion and other criminal charges, his lawyer says

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A man walks past a television showing a Korean news broadcast featuring a photo of US soldier Travis King.
A man walks past a television showing a Korean news broadcast featuring a photo of US soldier Travis King.

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Taiwan wants to go all-in on new submarines to keep China's navy at bay and pour billions into a big batch before the first sub is even combat-ready

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Taiwan's leadership standing in front of a model of a new type of submarine at a shipyward.
Then-Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen receives a submarine model in front of Taiwan's first locally built submarine "Narwhal" during the vessel's unveiling ceremony at the CSBC Corporation shipbuilding company in Kaohsiung on September 28, 2023.

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The US Army is telling its soldiers 'you have to look up' as it watches Abrams tanks face new threats in Ukraine

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An Abrams tanks firing on a training range of dirt against green trees.
An Abrams tank fires on a simulated enemy position on Red Cloud Range at Fort Moore, Georgia, in April 2024.

US Army photo by Patrick A. Albright

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