Here are the weapons America used to strike Iran — and shield against retaliation

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The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) successfully fired a Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) interceptor to engage a ballistic missile target during exercise At-Sea Demo/Formidable Shield, May 26, 2021.
US warships have been involved in air defense operations on Saturday.

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Dario Amodei on Anthropic's Pentagon spat: 'Disagreeing with the government is the most American thing in the world'

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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei.

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Iran fired missiles into at least half a dozen countries. Here's how the fights played out.

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A smoke plume rises over Abu Dhabi from the site of an Iranian missile strike.

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Israel releases the first video footage of its strikes on Iran, saying the clips show it attacking missile launchers

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An infrared or thermal camera looks over a missile launcher.
A screenshot of clips that the IDF said were filmed from its attacks on a site in Iran.

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Ukraine's battlefield churn showed the West how much its weapons-making needed an overhaul, NATO official says

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A man in camouflage gear stands with his back turned to the camera with a major piece of weaponry and smoke coming out of it behind him, all on a field and under a cloudy sky
Ukraine is rapidly producing and adapting weapons, and NATO militaries are closely watching.

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There's a new US Army office 'getting in the dirt' with soldiers and trying to quickly turn their ideas into real battlefield tech

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Men stand around an uncrewed ground vehicle on pavement.
The US Army's new PIT office intends to get innovative soldier ideas to scaled capabilities across the service.

US Army photo by Master Sgt. JaJuan S. Broadnax

US forces are locked in air-defense battles, fending off attacks on American bases amid the fighting with Iran, official says

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An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 151, launches from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the Arabian Sea, February 15, 2026.

Read Trump's full speech announcing military action against Iran. He warned 'American heroes may be lost.'

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A screen grab from a video released by President Trump

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OpenAI strikes a Defense Department deal, hours after the Pentagon cuts Anthropic

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Sam Altman.
Sam Altman, CEO of Open AI

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Trump orders federal agencies to stop using Anthropic's technology. Anthropic says it will fight back.

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Trump giving his State of the Union speech.
President Donald Trump unveiled a new retirement saving policy in his 2026 State of the Union speech.

Pool photo by Kenny Holston/The New York Times.

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