Cannons and machine guns are being tested as drone-killers in 2 wars

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Ukrainian troops use a German-made Gepard anti-aircraft gun tank in Odessa region to shoot down drones and other aerial threats.
Ukrainian troops use a German-made Gepard anti-aircraft gun tank in Odessa region to shoot down drones and other aerial threats.

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NATO is finally giving Ukraine a shot at repelling Russia's destructive glide-bomb attacks on a major city

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A HIMARS rocket launching.
A rocket launches from a M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System in Ukraine's Donetsk region.

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The US has been 'too passive' with the Houthis in the Red Sea and should go after their leaders, says retired US general

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Security soldiers guard during a protest backing the Houthis in Sana'a, Yemen on March 22, 2024.
Guards during a protest backing the Houthis in Sana'a, Yemen, on March 22, 2024.

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A Ukrainian commander said new troops are trained so badly they have to learn basic skills on the front lines like shooting a gun

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Ukrainian soldiers prepare for training as the war between Russia and Ukraine continues in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on May 28, 2024.
Ukrainian soldiers prepare for training as the war between Russia and Ukraine continues in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on May 28, 2024.

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US-made MaxxPro armored vehicle proves it can resist explosive blasts, a Ukraine war video appears to show

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Ukrainian soldiers with a US-supplied MaxxPro MRAP Navistar mine resistant armored fighting vehicle on October 17, 2022 in Kharkiv oblast, Ukraine.

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A retired US Navy 4-star admiral arrested in connection with an alleged bribery scheme

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Adm. Robert Burke
Retired Adm. Robert P. Burke, 62, was arrested in connection with an alleged bribery scheme.

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Militant group releases 2 videos of an Amazon cloud engineer held hostage in Gaza since October 7

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A screenshot from a video showing Alexander Trufanov.
A screenshot from a video showing Alexander Troufanov.

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Arrests of Russian generals and officials raises questions about Putin's war machine

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Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Video shows Ukrainian drone taking out a jet ski with 2 Russian soldiers who were attempting to cross the Dnipro River

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Russian soldiers on a jet ski taken out by Ukrainian FPV drones
Russian soldiers on a jet ski taken out by Ukrainian FPV drones.

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Houthi rebel footage appears to show a downed US Reaper drone worth $30 million. It marked the third loss in a month, a report said.

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A downed MQ-9 reaper drone
An image appears to show an MQ-9 reaper drone that Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed they downed.

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