As a warning, China sent warplanes and warships, including its first aircraft carrier, to practice assaulting Taiwan

Tech Insider
A man stands in front of a neon billboard showing a news program at night about China's military surrounding Taiwan.
China said its "Joint Sword-2024B" exercises have concluded and successfully tested integrating joint military operations.

GREG BAKER/AFP via Getty Images

The THAAD system the US is deploying to Israel has rarely seen combat, but its test record has been flawless since it came online

Tech Insider
A THAAD interceptor is launched from the Reagan Test Site at Kwajalein Atoll in the Republic of the Marshall Islands in August 2019.
A THAAD interceptor is launched from the Reagan Test Site at Kwajalein Atoll in the Republic of the Marshall Islands in August 2019.

Missile Defense Agency

A US missile-defense system, hailed as the world's best, is headed to Israel to counter Iran

Tech Insider
A THAAD air defense system against a sunset with a soldier standing guard.
The THAAD, or Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system, has been deployed to Israel to help bolster the country's air defenses.

Getty Images

Hezbollah evaded Israeli defenses with a drone that killed 4 soldiers, raising uncomfortable questions

Tech Insider
An Israeli soldier secures a road after a drone attack that killed four soldiers on October 13, 2024 near Binyamina, Israel.
An Israeli soldier secures a road after a drone attack that killed four soldiers on October 13, 2024, near Binyamina, Israel.

Ilia Yefimovich/picture alliance via Getty Images

Russia rolled out a Soviet howitzer from the 1940s that Moscow technically shouldn't have in the first place

Tech Insider
A close-up shot of a D-74 firing from an entrenched position, with the logo of Russia's defense ministry in the top-right corner.
Russia published a video of a D-74 artillery system last week, a gun that it's thought to have received from North Korea.

Russian Ministry of Defense

US to send more troops and an advanced anti-missile system to Israel

Tech Insider
An Israeli Apache helicopter fires a missile towards southern Lebanon as seen from northern Israel.
An Israeli Apache helicopter fires a missile towards southern Lebanon.

Leo Correa/AP

Iran's attacks on Israel suggest ballistic missiles are an overhyped threat

Tech Insider
Iran's ballistic missile attack against Israel on Oct. 1 appears to have caused very little damage and failed to reduce Israeli support for its wars against Iranian proxies.
Iran's ballistic missile attack against Israel on Oct. 1 appears to have caused very little damage and failed to reduce Israeli support for its wars against Iranian proxies.

ZAIN JAAFAR/AFP via Getty Images

Efforts by the US to counter China in the South China Sea could backfire

Tech Insider
A Chinese Coast Guard ship collided with Philippine Coast Guard vessel BRP Teresa Magbanua near the Sabina Shoal in the disputed South China Sea on August 31, 2024.
A Chinese Coast Guard ship collided with a Philippine Coast Guard ship in the disputed South China Sea on August 31, 2024.

Philippine Coast Guard via AP

A string of failures ended with 2 Navy SEALs drowning on a dangerous mission to intercept smuggled weapons, investigation finds

Tech Insider
US forces raided a small vessel off the coast of Somalia in January. Two Navy SEALs died during the mission.
US forces raided a small vessel off the coast of Somalia in January. Two Navy SEALs died during the mission.

US Central Command photo

NATO fighter pilots break down their Eurofighter vs F-35 dogfight with cockpit video and paper airplanes

Tech Insider
A US Air Force F-35 fighter jet flies on its side with a jet stream behind it against a cloudy blue sky.
The German pilot commended the F-35's stealth capability, saying it would've "probably killed" him beyond visual range if the competition were real.

Andrej Tarfila/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Subscribe to Military & Defense