Japan says China's increasingly aggressive air force breached its airspace for the first time ever

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A soldier from the Japan Air Self-Defence Force stands in front of a PAC-3 surface-to-air missile launch system.
A PAC-3 surface-to-air missile launch system at the Yokota Air Base, west of Tokyo. Japan claims China violated its territorial airspace for the first time.

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Navy commander who oversaw carrier strike group in Red Sea says US command rejected suggestions to hit the Houthis harder over concerns about Iran

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An F/A-18F Super Hornet takes flight from the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Red Sea.

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China's coast guard is looking even more like its '2nd navy,' with 'Monster' ships, a destroyer-level vessel, and a rumored drone carrier

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China has the world's largest coast guard fleet, and new acquisitions mean its strength has been significantly boosted.

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Here are the 5 longest-distance sniper kills in military history

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A Horizon's Lord sniper rifle is on display in front of a graphic of the Ukrainian flag.
A Horizon's Lord sniper rifle is on display in front of a graphic of the Ukrainian flag.

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Russia's largest attack on Ukraine just showed that its Black Sea Fleet is still dangerous despite its heavy losses

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A warship fires missiles on the open ocean.
This handout photo taken from video released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service in July 2024 shows long-range Kalibr cruise missiles launched by a Russian military ship from an unknown location.

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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.

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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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