The US Navy botched the design of its new $1 billion frigates: report

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Navy guided-missile frigate USS Underwood
US Navy guided-missile frigate USS Underwood in the Pacific Ocean in May 2012.

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China's military exercises last week 'looked like a rehearsal' for a Taiwan invasion, US' top officer in the Pacific says

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A screen grab captured from a video shows the Chinese People's Liberation Army's Eastern Theater Command launching large-scale joint military exercises around Taiwan with naval vessels and military aircraft in China on May 24, 2024.
The Chinese People's Liberation Army's Eastern Theater Command launched large-scale military exercises around Taiwan on May 23, 2024.

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A viral canned water company is giving away a $400,000 fighter jet, poking fun at Pepsi's notorious failed joke prize

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Liquid Death is giving away a branded Aero L-39 Albatros training fighter jet named "The Dehydrator."

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A major ammo supplier to Ukraine says poor quality parts are impacting half the shells it's trying to deliver

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A Ukrainian soldier prepares 155mm artillery shells in his fighting position as Ukrainian Army conduct operation to target trenches of Russian forces through the Donetsk Oblast amid Russia and Ukraine war in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on August 6, 2023.
A Ukrainian soldier prepares 155 mm artillery shells in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on August 6, 2023.

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The US accused China of offering Russia 'every support behind the scenes' for its war on Ukraine

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Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping talking.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing in October 2023.

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A new Howitzer ammo plant nearly doubles US production, but it's still not nearly enough to match Russia's output

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A Ukrainian soldier prepares 155mm shells.
A Ukrainian soldier prepares 155mm shells.

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The US gave sensitive plans for over 1,000 American weapons to Ukraine, says 2 officials who gave only a cryptic hint as to what they are: report

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Gunners from 43rd Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine fire at a Russian position with a 155 mm self-propelled howitzer 2C22
Gunners from 43rd Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine fire at a Russian position with a 155 mm self-propelled howitzer 2C22 "Bohdana", in the Kharkiv region, on April 21, 2024, amid the Russian invasion in Ukraine.

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NATO doesn't have enough air defenses to protect Eastern Europe from an invasion: report

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Russian Sukhoi SU-25 fighter jets releasing smoke in the colours of the Russian flag as they fly over Red Square at the Moscow Victory Day parade on May 9, 2024.
Russian Sukhoi SU-25 fighter jets releasing smoke in the colours of the Russian flag as they fly over Red Square at the Moscow Victory Day parade on May 9, 2024.

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US-supplied tanks aren't sufficient in a 'war of drones,' Ukrainian soldier told CNN

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A US Army M1A1 Abrams tank.

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China is developing systems to hunt US submarines from the air

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China's navy wants aircrews to play a larger role in hunting enemy submarines.
China's navy wants aircrews to play a larger role in hunting enemy submarines.

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