Ukraine's defense industry edge is that it can test in days, not months or years

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A robot on tracks in a grassy field with two men beside it
Ukraine constantly tests and upgrades its weaponry in a way the West says it needs to learn from.

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Hegseth stands up a new drone office with authority on everything from one-way attack drones to ground robots and boats

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A Marine wearing camouflage holds a small drone up while standing near the US southern boarder.
The new office will have major power over the future of drones in the US military.

US Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Mary Torres

The Pentagon's gutted weapons testing office is doing more work with fewer people, risking dangers on the battlefield, new watchdog report says

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A small black drone flies in a cloudy sky.
DOT&E's workforce was cut last year after a memo from Hegseth.

US Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Allison White

Russia equipped its submarines with anti-drone cages to protect against Ukraine's deep strikes, Western intel says

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A Turkish Coast Guard boat escorts Russian Kilo-class diesel-electric submarine Krasnodar as it sails in the Bosphorus, on its way to the Mediterranean Sea, in Istanbul, Turkey, March 14, 2019.
A Russian Kilo-class submarine.

REUTERS/Murad Sezer

Ukraine says it's buying 100 Patriot missiles using $1 billion in EU loans

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A Patriot missile system stands deployed on airport tarmac.
A Patriot missile launcher of the German Armed Forces stands at an airport.

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Ukraine's robots are carrying the heavy century-old M2 Browning machine gun into battle so troops don't have to

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Tracked unmanned ground vehicle with a mounted weapon system positioned on grass in a wooded area.
DevDroid is putting the iconic M2 Browning on its war robots.

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A Japanese submarine sank USS Juneau in World War II. One just did it again as the US and its allies train for a Pacific fight.

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A large, decommissioned US Navy vessel is hit by a torpedo in dark blue ocean waters.
The sinking of the USS Juneau was part of the US and its allies and partners' larger exercise on testing weapons and training together.

US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Anthony Vilardi

Russia's disrupted supply routes are forcing its troops to walk 18 miles to the front, Fedorov says

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Russian soldiers holding rifles shout.
Russian military servicemen shout during the Victory Day 2026 parade in Moscow.

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Washington DC airport will shut down for 15 hours for America250 celebrations

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People at the Great American State Fair with a ferris wheel and the capitol in the background.
The Great American State Fair runs from June 25 to July 10.

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Covert sabotage missions inside Russia aren't like 'action stories' and demand cool heads, commander says

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Service members with the Freedom of Russia Legion under the Ukrainian Army prepare to fire a mortar at a Russian military position, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, in Donetsk region, Ukraine, March 21, 2023.
The Freedom of Russia Legion carried out a covert operation inside Russia over the winter, destroying gas infrastructure.

REUTERS/Alex Babenko

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