A US Air Force B-2 stealth bomber helped sink an old warship in the Pacific with new anti-ship QUICKSINK bombs

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A US Air Force B-2 Spirt in the sky over northwest Missouri on August 29, 2018.
A US Air Force B-2 Spirt like the one that recently dropped a QUICKSINK anti-ship weapon during the Rim of the Pacific exercise.

US Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot

Dramatic footage appears to show a Ukrainian missile taking out a prized Russian jet

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A composite image showing, left, a Russian Su-25 fighter jet, and right, a close-up screenshot from a video released by Ukrainian armed forces which they say shows a Su-25 being shot down.

Russia is offering a $22,000 bonus to new military recruits, signaling its desperation to offset losses in Ukraine

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A Russian military recruitment poster in Moscow in April 2023.

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Another Israeli war could put a strain on the West's artillery production, with Ukraine paying a price

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A smoke plume rises over the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila during Israeli bombardment
A smoke plume rises over the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila during Israeli bombardment on May 16, 2024.

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What the West's foes may be learning from the Ukraine war

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A US-provided M142 HIMARS launches a rocket on Russian positions on December 29 in Ukraine.
A US-provided M142 HIMARS launches a rocket at Russian positions in Ukraine.

Photo by Serhii Mykhalchuk/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images

Lebanon is 'not tank country' and an Israeli armored assault there exposes it to Hezbollah's firepower

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An Israeli armored thrust into southern Lebanon would put Merkava tanks up against Hezbollah fighters with the weapons and training to exploit the region's mountainous terrain.
An Israeli armored thrust into southern Lebanon would put Merkava tanks up against Hezbollah fighters with the weapons and training to exploit the region's mountainous terrain.

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Unusual photos show A-10 attack aircraft built to hunt tanks escorting a ballistic missile submarine

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An A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft above the ballistic missile submarine USS Wyoming on July 15.
An A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft above the ballistic missile submarine USS Wyoming on July 15.

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Russia's spending on cemetery expansion more than doubled since the start of its invasion of Ukraine: report

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The widow of a Russian soldier cried at a ceremony of handing over the Orders of Courage to families of killed soldiers in Volgograd, Russia, in June 2022.
The widow of a Russian soldier killed in Ukraine cried at a ceremony of handing over the Orders of Courage to families of killed soldiers in Volgograd, Russia, in June 2022.

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Ukraine takes delivery of another Patriot air-defense system, as Russian attacks ramp up

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A Patriot air defense system firing an interceptor missile in Greece with flame erupting out of the launcher.
A Patriot missile battery firing an interceptor missile in Greece.

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The UK says it conducted a 'groundbreaking' trial of a laser beam weapon that can neutralize targets for $0.12 a shot

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A graphical representation of the laser firing in an undated handout.
The UK's Ministry of Defence described the laser beam trial as 'groundbreaking.'

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