Former Air Force engineer arrested on charges related to a C-130 crash that killed 15 Marines and one Navy sailor in 2017

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US Marines honor the fallen passengers and crew of Yanky 72 during a memorial ceremony.

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Ukraine is on track to make 'significantly' more 'mortar drones' than it planned, defense industry official says

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A destroyed Russian tank as seen from a Ukrainian drone hovering over a pockmarked battlefield.
A destroyed Russian tank as seen from a Ukrainian drone.

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The US Navy needs to find more ships it can load up with missiles amid shipbuilding delays, Congress says with eyes on China

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A graphic rendering of the future guided-missile frigate USS Lafayette (FFG 65). Work on a new class of frigate has been experiencing delays.

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Russia is already fighting NATO, just not with tanks and fighter jets, argues a former top US general

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Russian President Vladimir Putin looking through the scope on a rifle.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has long been focused on the Russian military, looks through the scope as he shoots a Chukavin sniper rifle.

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Russia plotted to assassinate the CEO of a German arms firm making weapons for Ukraine as the Kremlin ramps up its covert campaign against the West

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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (R), Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (L) and Armin Papperger, the CEO of Rheinmetall (C).

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Ukraine will likely have to wait a year before it's able to launch another counteroffensive, NATO official says

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the NATO summit in Washington, DC, in July 2024.

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Russia targeting Ukrainian airfields before F-16s arrive shows its fear of the jets, experts say

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A screen grab captured from a video shows a missile strike hit on the Dolgintsevo airfield in Ukraine's Dnepropetrovsk region on July 3, 2024.

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Japan is scrambling to explain why its naval destroyer pushed into Chinese waters where Beijing was conducting live-fire drills near Taiwan

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Japanese Akizuki-class destroyer JS Suzutsuki (DD 117) arriving in Qingdao in China's eastern Shandong province.
The Japanese Akizuki-class destroyer Suzutsuki, pictured here in 2019, sailed into Chinese waters on July 4 for about 20 minutes.

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Why the Iranian Navy keeps losing warships in accidents, after its Sahand frigate capsized and sank

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The Iranian naval frigate Sahand capsized Sunday in the port of Bandar Abbas.
The Iranian naval frigate Sahand capsized Sunday in the port of Bandar Abbas.

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Ukraine's navy is harassing Russian forces with 16 new armored assault boats built by Sweden

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Two CB90 fast assault crafts sail near snowy mountains during military exercises.
Deployed by naval forces around the globe, the Swedish-built CB90 fast assault boats have supported various missions and operations.

US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Danielle Serocki

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