US Navy destroyers unscathed after fighting off a complex attack of cruise and ballistic missiles and exploding drones

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The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance launches an interceptor missile during a live-fire exercise. The Spruance came under attack on Monday.
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance launches an interceptor missile during a live-fire exercise. The Spruance came under attack on Monday.

US Navy photo by Ensign John Rosenberg

Nuclear-powered aircraft carriers would give China's growing navy new reach, and researchers say it's working on the reactor to power one

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A satellite image shows various sites of China building a nuclear reactor for an aircraft carrier.
China built a land-based prototype nuclear reactor for a large warship, potentially an aircraft carrier.

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Iran has likely developed fentanyl-based chemical weapons

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Growing evidence suggests Iran has weaponized pharmaceutical agents that could be added to weapons like artillery and grenades.
Growing evidence suggests Iran has weaponized pharmaceutical agents that could be added to weapons such as artillery and grenades.

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China just showed off its answer to America's F-35 stealth fighter — the new J-35A

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China's new J-35A fifth-generation stealth fighter jet flying in a blue sky.
The developer told state media the newly revealed J-35A has advanced stealth capabilities to obscure detection from enemy radar.

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Ukraine hoped to force Russia to pick between 2 fronts. Putin chose both.

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A Russian soldier fires a howitzer toward a Ukrainian position in the Kursk region in September.
A Russian soldier fires a howitzer toward a Ukrainian position in the Kursk region in September.

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New French Mirage fighter jets could help Ukraine skirt one of the biggest roadblocks for the F-16 program

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A Mirage 2000-5F aircraft of the French air force in September.

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China's big air show opened with a glitzy aerial display of its fighters, but crowds couldn't see much in the smog

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Chinese-made Chengdu J-10 Vigorous Dragon fighter jets fly in formation during the 15th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai.
The smog made maneuvers by China's aerobatics teams unusually difficult to see, as the country seeks to shed its cities' reputation for pollution.

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Inside Ukraine's first battle with North Korean troops

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Ukraine is fighting North Korean troops in Russia. Here's what we know so far.

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Ukraine says it cracked open a Russian decoy drone used to fool air defenses and found Western parts inside

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A Russian decoy drone.
A Russian decoy drone.

Defense Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine via Telegram

Taiwan wants to buy F-35 fighter jets and Patriot missiles to show Trump it's serious: report

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An F-35 aircraft flying over water and carrying missiles.
US defense systems under consideration by Taiwan are believed to include Patriot missiles and F-35 fighter jets.

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