What a US destroyer shooting a cargo ship's engine out reveals about how the Navy is handling Iran blockade runners

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A screenshot of a video aboard a US Navy ship looking out towards an Iranian cargo vessel sailing in the water.
CENTCOM said the vessel's crew didn't comply with repeated warnings over a six-hour period.

US Central Command

DARPA says its powdered blood for future warfare works in animals. Now comes the hard part.

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Marines carry a simulated casualty during a tactical competition at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 18, 2026.
Marines carry a simulated casualty during a tactical competition at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California.

U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Vincent Needham

'Completely open' didn't last very long in the Strait of Hormuz. Here's the situation.

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A view of the vessels passing through Strait of Hormuz.
A commercial vessel seen sailing toward the Strait of Hormuz amid the ongoing ceasefire.

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US Navy destroyer fires on Iranian cargo ship attempting to breach blockade

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US Central Command shared a video showing a US Navy destroyer firing at an Iranian cargo vessel in the Arabian Sea. The USS Spruance intercepted the ship after its crew refused repeated warnings to stop.

Ukraine is betting big on war robots, with plans to buy 25,000 and remove humans from front-line supply runs

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A man in khaki stands beside multiple green-colored robots in a sunflower field under a blue sky
Ukraine's ground robot fleet is growing and performing more missions to keep human soldiers further from the fight.

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A Ukrainian drone company says it's teaming up with a US firm because staying home means getting 'eliminated'

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A man bends over a small stack of drones on a blue surface with stacks of small black drones behind him in a room
Ukraine's General Cherry makes FPV and interceptor drones.

AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka

Inside the Army's extreme test lab, inventing futuristic food, gear, and warfighters

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A soldier aiming a gun at a virtual screen with digital people walking toward him.
Soldiers train on digital screens at Natick.

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Palantir's summary of CEO Alexander Karp's manifesto is generating buzz. Read the 22 bullet points.

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Alex Karp speaks during The New York Times' Dealbook Summit
Palantir posted a summary of a book its CEO, Alex Karp, co-wrote called "The Technological Republic" over the weekend.

David Dee Delgado/Getty Images for The New York Times

Iran's military says it has placed the Strait of Hormuz under strict control again

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A vessel at the Strait of Hormuz
A vessel at the Strait of Hormuz

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This Ukrainian counter-drone company is worried about missing its moment in the Iran war

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A man in a green balaclava holds a small black interceptor in a sunny blue sky
Ukrainian company General Cherry makes drones and interceptor drones.

AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky

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