Power banks, body warmers, and antifreeze: Ukrainian troops tell us how they survive deep winter out in the trenches

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Two Ukrainian soldiers hold rifles as they walk along a trench line in Kharkiv.
Ukrainian soldiers walk along a trench in Kharkiv.

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The US Army's biggest AI bet isn't killer robots — it's paperwork

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A National Guard soldier repairs a forklift.
The Army is betting on AI to help ease paperwork burdens for equipment maintainers, inventory specialists, and recruiters.

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The rulebook that limited US and Russian nukes has fallen apart. Both sides could revert to worst-case scenario planning, experts warn.

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A Russian missile on a truck rolls through a street during a military parade.
New START expired this week, prompting a new era without a nuclear arms deal between the US and Russia.

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Veterans can buy the opioid medication naloxone at CVS but not the VA. A new, bipartisan bill aims to change that.

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Lasers, jammer guns, and mobile turrets at Asia's biggest aviation event show how the counter-drone craze is taking hold

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A quadcopter is seen mounted on an open box.
The Iron Drone Raider by ONDAS at the Singapore Airshow.

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Saab is looking to arm its Gripen fighter jets with a proven drone-killing rocket after studying the Ukraine war

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Saab JAS-39C Gripen flies during an airshow.
Saab is looking at adding the APKWS as a weapons option for the Gripen C, pictured here, and Gripen E.

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US accuses China of breaking rules on nuclear weapons by hiding explosions and preparing for more testing

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Chinese missiles sit on trucks.
China's nuclear weapons arsenal is assessed to top 1,000 by 2030.

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The new US Army drone course is teaching soldiers that drones aren't always the right weapon

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Two men in green camouflage gear walk across a snowy field holding a large grey drone, with a grey sky and trees behind them.
The proliferation of drones in Ukraine and other conflicts has pushed the US Army to create new drone warfare training.

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SpaceX has a new way to block Russian Starlink access, and Ukrainians are hailing it as a 'catastrophe' for Moscow

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Ukrainian troops walk past a Starlink terminal in the forest.
Soldiers of the Ukrainian 95th Brigade walk past a Starlink satellite internet receiver.

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Airbus is making a rugged tablet for helicopter crews to control a drone team while flying at high speed

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A Singaporean helicopter crew operator uses an HTeaming tablet.
The HTeaming tablet is meant to be used comfortably on the operator's lap within the cabin.

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