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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US aid to Ukraine is arriving too late to stop major advances by Russia, says ex-US military official

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Ukrainian soldiers fire D-30 artillery in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on May 12, 2024.

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Biden's move to send $1 billion in weapons to Israel could backfire

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President Joe Biden and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv, Israel, on October 18, 2023.

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One type of Ukrainian drone is responsible for 80% of successful strikes on Russian oil refineries: report

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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
Gazprom Neft's oil refinery in Omsk, Russia

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This year's biggest air battles are showing the US what it could need most in a missile war with China

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A missile launches from a US Navy warship in the Red Sea in February.
A missile launches from a US Navy warship in the Red Sea in February.

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Ukraine was too slow building the fortifications it needed to hold back Russian attacks, critics say

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Two contractors building shelters in the Zaporizhzhia region, southeastern Ukraine
Two contractors building shelters designed to protect personnel from artillery fire and FPV drones in the Zaporizhzhia region, southeastern Ukraine, on March 24, 2024.

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Ukrainian officials want the green light to strike targets in Russia with US weapons, saying they couldn't do anything about enemy troops massing nearby: report

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M142 HIMARS launches a rocket on Russian position on December 29, 2023 in Ukraine.
M142 HIMARS launches a rocket on Russian position on December 29, 2023 in Ukraine.

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US Air Force's F-22 Raptors lost to German Eurofighters in mock dogfights, but the verdict on the superior jet isn't as simple

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An Royal Australian Air Force EA-18G, a US Air Force F-22 Raptor, and German Eurofighter Typhoon fly in a line
Royal Australian Air Force Air Marshal Rob Chipman, US Air Force Gen. Ken Wilsbach, and German Air Force Air Chief Lt. Gen. Ingo Gerhartz flew fighter aircraft over Australia.

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Ukraine's air-defense problems are letting Russia launch HIMARS-style deep strikes behind the front lines

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A Iskander-M missile launcher performs during the International Military-Technical Forum
A Iskander-M missile launcher performs during the International Military-Technical Forum "Army 2022" at Kubinka military training ground in Moscow, Russia on August 17, 2022.

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See photos of the US Navy's rare blue nose tradition, which may also be its strangest

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The icebreaker SS Manhattan crushes through pack ice
The icebreaker SS Manhattan crushes through pack ice in the M'Clure Strait in the northwest territories of Canada.

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