Russia's new cruise missile is full of Western-made parts, Ukrainian intel says

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A screen grab captured from a video shows crews of Su-34 fighter-bombers preparing to attack Ukrainian forces in the South Donetsk direction on March 29, 2024.
A Russian fighter jet prepares for a mission to attack Ukraine.

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Climb aboard the USS Torsk, the last US submarine since World War II to sink an enemy ship until Operation Epic Fury

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The USS Torsk.
The USS Torsk.

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Russia has a shortage of the air defense missiles it needs to fight drones: Ukraine's military chief

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A Russian Pantsir-SMD-E air defense missile system is on display at Al-Maktoum International Airport during the Dubai Airshow 2025 in Dubai.
One of Russia's primary weapons against Ukraine's drones is the Pantsir missile system.

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How Secret Service agents are trained for a 'zero-fail mission'

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In 2019, Business Insider's chief video correspondent Graham Flanagan spent three days inside the James J. Rowley Training Center in Laurel, Maryland, where future United States Secret Service agents are trained.

US soldier charged in Polymarket trades was blocked from rival platform Kalshi

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A Kalshi advertisement on a bus shelter
Kalshi says its vetting process blocked Gannon Van Dyke from opening an account.

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Top general shares new details on how a US destroyer shot out the engine of an Iran blockade runner

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The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) sails alongside the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) during a fueling-at-sea.
USS Spruance fired multiple rounds into the engine room of an Iranian-flagged vessel trying to run a maritime blockade.

US Navy photo

Satellite images reveal that Russia built out a base for a new generation of jet-powered drones

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The Tsimbulova drone base in Russia's Oryol region in April 2026.
An April 22 satellite image shows the Tsimbulova drone base in Russia.

Satellite image ©2026 Vantor.

Ukraine's Soviet-era 'Shahed hunter' turboprop plane is launching interceptor drones from the sky

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A Sting interceptor launches from the wing of an An-28.
Ukrainian drone makers have been launching their interceptors from An-28s in combat.

Wild Hornets

The command overseeing US forces in the Middle East just got a third aircraft carrier — and a lot more firepower

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The USS George H.W. Bush aircraft carrier sails in dark blue ocean waters.
The aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush is the third aircraft carrier to arrive in the CENTCOM area of responsibility.

US Central Command

Recruiting is up. Now the US military wants to grow the force by another 44,500 troops.

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Recruits graduate from Air Force basic training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, January 8, 2026.
Recruits graduate from Air Force basic training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, January 8, 2026.

Ismael Ortega/ US Air Force

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