Getting more F-16s is only half the battle. Ukraine also desperately needs to be training more pilots.

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A Romanian F-16 flying above the clouds.
The F-16 is a combat-proven American-made fourth-generation fighter that is in use across NATO. A batch of the jets were recently delivered to Ukraine to aid its fight against Russia, but building a new fighter fleet is no easy task.

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Ukraine is eroding Russia's military advantage with strikes on its ammo depots

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A close-up view of Tikhoretsk on September 22
A satellite image of Tikhoretsk, the major Russian ammunition storage facility Ukraine attacked, on September 22.

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Palmer Luckey's Anduril debuts autonomous attack drone in new video

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Palmer Luckey's Anduril debuted a new AI-powered attack drone that can fit inside a backpack.

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Rare satellite image shows China's only two operational aircraft carriers together at a base in the South China Sea

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A composite image of China's Liaoning and Shandong aircraft carriers.
The Liaoning and Shandong are China's only operational aircraft carriers. Another, the Fujian, is undergoing sea trials.

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Russia's drive in one battlefront has cost it a staggering 1,800 combat vehicles

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Russia's offensive in the Poprovsk region has come at a cost of over 1,800 combat vehicles.

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Israel is trying to dismantle Hezbollah's leadership, but there's a big problem

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A portrait of slain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah sits amid debris in Beirut's southern suburb Rouweiss neighborhood in Lebanon.
Israel has targeted Hezbollah's key figures in a bid to dismantle the group. A portrait of slain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah sits amid debris in Beirut.

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Ukraine hit 2 Russian ammunition depots in 2 days — hammering the latest in a deep strike on a military airfield

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The aftermath of a Ukrainian attack on a Russian ammunition depot in September.
The aftermath of a Ukrainian attack on a Russian ammunition depot in September. Ukraine has been striking ammo depots across Russia more and more frequently.

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Russia's mass advantage against Ukraine should start declining by 2025, war expert says

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The impact of Ukraine's surprise Kursk battle and Russian efforts to counter it turn on the strained Russian railroad network.
Russia may not run out of weapons and men anytime soon, but it can't sustain its level of aggression for long, Michael Kofman said.

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Trump's close relationship with Putin could come back to haunt the US

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Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin are seen walking side-by-side after the Helsinki summit in 2018.
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin after the Helsinki summit in 2018. Trump has long been accused of being too close to Putin.

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Ukraine says it struck a Russian ammo depot where North Korean weapons and devastating glide bombs were stored

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Destroyed ammunition and damaged rail cars in Toropets on September 22.
The aftermath of a Ukrainian attack on another Russian ammunition depot in September.

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