The US military is keeping it secret who won the real-world dogfight between a human pilot and an AI flying an F-16 fighter jet

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A screenshot from video footage of the real-world test of a dogfight between an AI-controlled fighter and a manned fighter.
Footage from the real-world test of a dogfight between an AI-controlled fighter and a manned fighter.

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Cuts could cost thousands of US soldiers their education benefits

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U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, set conditions to start operations at Dillingham Army Airfield, Hawaii, Oct 27, 2023.
A US Army soldier assigned to 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, helps set conditions to start operations at Dillingham Army Airfield, Hawaii, in October 2023.

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Ukraine says it took out one of Russia's supersonic strategic bombers for the first time

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Ukraine claims to have shot down a Russian Tu-22M3 bomber
Ukraine claims to have shot down a Russian Tu-22M3 bomber

Screen grab from Ukraine's Defense Intelligence Directorate (GUR) Telegram

Israel seems to have stuck to small drones when it hit Iran — suggesting it wanted only a minor retaliation

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People waving Palestinian and Iranian flags.
Iranians waving Palestinian and Iranian flags during an anti-Israel demonstration in Tehran, Iran, on Friday.

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Ukraine's facing a perfect storm of problems, and a vote in Congress could make or break its war with Russia

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Soldiers from the Ukrainian 63rd Brigade are hiding artillery unit 2S3 Akatsiya, a Russian-made self-propelled howitzer of 152 caliber, on the firing positions as Russia-Ukraine war continues in Lyman, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on April 13, 2024.
Soldiers from the Ukrainian 63rd Brigade are hiding artillery unit 2S3 Akatsiya, a Russian-made self-propelled howitzer of 152 caliber, on the firing positions as Russia-Ukraine war continues in Lyman, Donetsk

Israel's limited attack on Iran was to send a message that it can penetrate Iranian defenses whenever it wants, experts say

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People walk on the streets of Tehran as they continue their daily lives after the explosions heard in Isfahan on April 19, 2024.
People on the streets of Tehran, Iran, continue their daily lives after explosions are heard in Isfahan on April 19, 2024.

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Ukraine is losing its war against Russia. Here's what its defeat might look like.

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A fire at an oil depot following a Russian drone strike on February 10, 2024, in Kharkiv, Ukraine.

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Satellite images show Russia's been upgrading its Black Sea Fleet naval base after being pounded by Ukraine's attacks: UK defense ministry

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Russia's Black Sea Fleet warships taking part in the Navy Day celebrations in the port city of Novorossiysk in July 2023.
Russia's Black Sea Fleet warships taking part in the Navy Day celebrations in the port city of Novorossiysk in July 2023.

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Israel strikes Iran, according to multiple reports

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Iranians are waving Iranian flags and a Palestinian flag while one of them is holding a portrait of Qassem Soleimani, the former commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' (IRGC) Quds Force, in celebration of Iran's IRGC UAV and missile attack against Israel, in downtown Tehran, Iran, on April 14, 2024.
Iranians are waving Iranian flags and a Palestinian flag while one of them is holding a portrait of Qassem Soleimani, the former commander of

How the US Army botched a $1 billion upgrade of the Stryker armored vehicle's gun

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A 30mm Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle – Dragoon during a 2022 exercise at the Grafenwoehr Training Area in Germany.
A 30mm Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle – Dragoon during a 2022 exercise at the Grafenwoehr Training Area in Germany.

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