Front-line NATO allies are facing an unconventional Russian threat short of war but still quite dangerous

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Russian President Vladimir Putin looks to Naval officers during the Navy Day Parade, on July, 31 2022, in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Russian President Vladimir Putin looks to Naval officers during the Navy Day Parade, on July, 31 2022, in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

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Footage appears to show deadly Houthi sea drone strike on cargo ship in the Red Sea

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Sailors assigned to the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group airlifted the crew of the Tutor to safety.
Sailors assigned to the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group airlifted the crew of the Tutor to safety.

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What it's like setting sail aboard the only remaining US Navy ship to have sunk an enemy warship in battle

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USS Constitution in the Boston Harbor in August 2019.
USS Constitution in the Boston Harbor in August 2019.

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Russia's talking about a 6th-generation fighter jet while its Su-57 sits out the Ukraine war

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Russian officials have begun discussions of a successor to the Su-57 stealth fighter, which Russia has struggled to operate.
Russian officials have begun discussions of a successor to the Su-57 stealth fighter, which Russia has struggled to operate.

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Satellite images show apparent mock-ups of US fifth-gen fighter jets and a runway with blast marks and craters in a Chinese desert

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A satellite image of Chinese mockups of US aircraft in the Taklamakan Desert.
Satellite image from April 19, 2024, show Chinese mock-ups of what appear to be US aircraft in the Taklamakan Desert.

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Upgrades to keep the US military's oldest bombers — its B-52s — flying for a century are running into delays and rising costs, watchdog finds

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A B-52 Stratofortress assigned to the 340th Weapons Squadron at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., takes off during a U.S. Air Force Weapons School Integration exercise at Nellis AFB, Nev., Nov. 18, 2021.
A B-52 Stratofortress assigned to the 340th Weapons Squadron at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., takes off during a U.S. Air Force Weapons School Integration exercise at Nellis AFB, Nev., Nov. 18, 2021.

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Video appears to capture the first use of Russia's monstrous 6,600-pound glide bomb in Ukraine and the immense destruction it causes

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Sukhoi Su-34 jet fighter-bomber of Russian Air Force performs its demonstration flight at MAKS-2015 airshow near Zhukovsky, Moscow Region, Russia.
Sukhoi Su-34 jet fighter-bomber of Russian Air Force performs its demonstration flight at MAKS-2015 airshow near Zhukovsky, Russia.

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'Only pirates do this,' a general said after China's Coast Guard, armed with bladed weapons, clashed with Philippine boats in the South China Sea

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A China Coast Guard vessel and China Coast Guard personnel on a rubber boat.
This photo taken on February 15, 2024, shows an aerial view of a China Coast Guard vessel and China Coast Guard personnel on a rubber boat over Scarborough Shoal in the disputed South China Sea.

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South Korea said it might send weapons to Ukraine after Putin signed a security pact with its biggest enemy

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (C-L) and North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un attend a welcoming ceremony on June 19, 2024 in Pyongyang, North Korea.

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A Ukrainian soldier shot down a cruise missile using just a machine gun, officials say

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A smiliing Ukrainian air force soldier in uniform, identified only as 'Serhii' and with the callsign
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