Videos of Russian soldiers appearing to surrender en masse suggest inexperience and desperation, experts say

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A still from a video shows Russian solders firing a large self-propelled gun, causing a large explosion.
Russian soldiers fire a Giatsint-S self-propelled gun toward Ukrainian positions in the Kursk region of Russia.

Russian Defense Ministry Press Service photo via AP

Old US Bradleys becoming 'legend' in Ukraine shows what the country can do when it gets enough of the weapons it needs

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Ukrainian soldiers patrol with a Bradley Fighting vehicle as the Russia-Ukraine war continues in Avdiivka, Donbas, Ukraine.

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Y Combinator is making its first weapons industry bet on a company that wants to be the SpaceX of missiles

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US-made MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile getting launched during a live fire exercise at the Chiupeng missile base in Pingtung county, southern Taiwan.
"In a war with Taiwan, we would fire thousands of anti-ship missiles a week, and our stockpiles would run out in days.

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt says the US military is falling behind in AI warfare and needs a 'systemic overhaul'

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Former chairman and CEO of Google, Eric Schmidt.
Former chairman and CEO of Google, Eric Schmidt.

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Israel and Hezbollah exchange strikes as fears of an all-out war build

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A Hezbollah UAV intercepted by Israeli air forces over north Israel.
A Hezbollah UAV was intercepted by Israeli air forces over north Israel.

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Ukraine says it used its new long-range 'Palianytsia' rocket drone for the first time as it targets air bases deep inside Russia

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Ukraine's new Palianytsia rocket-drone.
The "Palianytsia" is designed to target Russia's "offensive potential," Zelenskyy said.

United24/Volodymyr Zelenskyy/X

The Pentagon wants to use special operators in new ways to train Taiwan and others for a different kind of fight

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Three Green Berets inside a building with gray walls during a room-clearing exercise.
US Army Green Berets prepare to breach and enter a building as part of Close Quarter Battle training.

US Army/Staff Sgt. Thomas Mort

Egypt looks elsewhere to get the stealth fighters the US reneged on

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J-31 stealth fighter of Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force
Egypt is looking beyond the US to try to acquire a fifth-generation fighter jet like China's FC-31 Gyrfalcon.

REUTERS/Alex Lee

These Chinese nuclear submarines show it's serious about countering US dominance under the waves

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Chinese navy Type 094A Jin-class submarine
Chinese nuclear-powered submarines have evolved over decades from problem-plagued classes to formidable assets like the Type 094 ballistic missile boat.

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Philippines says China shot flares near its aircraft from a 'militarized' island in latest incident over the disputed South China Sea

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Philippine Coast Guard image it says shows a Chinese jet firing flares.
A Philippine Coast Guard image that it says shows a Chinese fighter jet firing flares.

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