The US military isn't ready for the coming drone war

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Photo collage of Drones, and American soldiers.

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A Russian infantry vehicle darts across a war-torn field, trying to outrun a small Ukrainian drone. But there's no escaping this peculiar weapon: a high-speed, highly maneuverable flying IED.

US Pacific bases and aircraft are wildly vulnerable to Chinese missile barrages that could overwhelm defenses, lawmakers warn

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U.S. Air Force and Navy and Japanese air force aircraft perform a wing capabilities demonstration during a readiness exercise at Misawa Air Base, Japan, May 13, 2022.
U.S. Air Force and Navy and Japanese air force aircraft perform a wing capabilities demonstration during a readiness exercise at Misawa Air Base, Japan, May 13, 2022.

Air Force Airman 1st Class Leon Redfern

Despite Biden's warning, Israel's Netanyahu tells TV personality Dr. Phil there's 'no other choice' but to assault Rafah

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File

'Fierce' Russian attacks test Ukraine's defenses near its 2nd largest city

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

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Ukraine says it flew a drone 930 miles into Russian territory to strike an oil refinery

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FILE PHOTO: A view shows the Gazprom Neft's oil refinery in Omsk, Russia February 10, 2020. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko/File Photo
An undated photo of Gazprom Neft's oil refinery in Omsk, Russia.

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Energy CEO said he canceled a $100M contract with Neom when he realized the Saudis were bulldozing villages to make space

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The site of NEOM in Tabuk Province, Saudi Arabia.

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Withholding US weapons from Israel could force changes in how it fights but may not stop its devastating assault

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Israeli artillery troops stationed at the Rafah border launch attacks into southern Gaza on May 8, 2024.
Israeli artillery troops stationed at the Rafah border launch attacks into southern Gaza on May 8, 2024.

Photo by Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu via Getty Images

Russia's jamming of American weapons in Ukraine is showing the US what it needs to be ready for in a future fight

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A rocket being launched from a HIMARS launcher.
M142 HIMARS launches a rocket on Russian position on December 29, 2023 in Unspecified, Ukraine.

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41 essential items an Army artillery soldier brings to battle

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We got an inside look at how new United States Army field artillery soldiers are trained at the Field Artillery School in Fort Sill, Oklahoma. 

A Florida deputy who fatally shot a 23-year-old airman in his home may have been in the wrong apartment, witness says

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Chantimekki Fortson, mother of Roger Fortson, a US Air Force airman, holds a photo of her son as their attorney, Ben Crump, comforts her
Chantimekki Fortson, mother of Roger Fortson, a US Air Force airman, holds a photo of her son during a news conference regarding his death as their attorney, Ben Crump, comforts her.

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