Britain says it is developing a radio-wave weapon that can take out a swarm of drones for just $0.12 a shot

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A Radio Frequency Directed Energy Weapon
An image released by the UK's Ministry of Defence shows a Radio Frequency Directed Energy Weapon on May 16, 2024.

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Putin is putting his bromance with Xi on full display — but China has reason to be wary

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) is greeted by a ceremonial guard and received a red-carpet welcome in Beijing, China on May 16, 2024.

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Putin wouldn't have invaded Ukraine when he did if he'd had AI tools, says Anduril founder Palmer Luckey

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Anduril founder Palmer Luckey believes AI would have helped Putin make better tactical decisions.

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The US Secretary of State gave a war-time rock performance at a bar in Kyiv, leaving some Ukrainians scratching their heads

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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is attending a meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba in Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 15, 2024.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is attending a meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba in Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 15, 2024.

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The US and Pacific ally Japan are teaming up to defeat new hypersonic missiles that right now are basically unstoppable

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A Sabre short-range ballistic missile launches in June 2017 at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, for a test of the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement, an advanced missile defense system.

Russia can't seem to stop this Ukrainian Cessna-style drone that, compared to missiles, is basically a 'flying brick' with a bomb onboard

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Russian soldiers stand near a new generation air defence system S-400 Triumf, also known as a SA-21 Growler, during their exercises at the anti-aircraft defence military unit near Elektrostal, outside of Moscow on Dec. 2, 2010.
Russian soldiers stand near a new generation air defence system S-400 Triumf, also known as a SA-21 Growler, during their exercises at the anti-aircraft defence military unit near Elektrostal, outside of Moscow on Dec.

The Pentagon is sending 2 Navy warships to protect the floating pier to bring aid to Gaza by sea

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Two boats sail nearby a large metal platform in the sea
Soldiers and sailors assemble the floating pier off the shore of Gaza in the Mediterranean Sea.

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Russian vs. Western-made tanks in the Ukraine war

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Tanks are the apex predator on Ukraine's battlefields, with modern Western tanks facing off against Soviet-designed relics. But which country has the power?

China navy secretly built what could be world's first drone aircraft carrier: report

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A Chinese sailor standing guard as people wait to visit the destroyer Guiyang in Qingdao, China
A Chinese sailor stands guard in April at celebrations of the 75th anniversary of the founding of China's navy.

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NATO should use its air defenses to shoot down Russian airstrikes on Ukraine, says former alliance chief

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The Army test fires a Patriot missile.
The US Army test-firing a Patriot missile at an unspecified location on March 31, 2019.

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