The US military is suffering losses in its fight with Iran. 7 American service members have been killed.

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An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 151, launches from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in support of Operation Epic Fury, Feb. 28, 2026.
An F/A-18E Super Hornet takes off to support combat operations against Iran.

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The US is sending a new drone-killer to the Middle East. It's logged over 1,000 Shahed intercepts over Ukraine.

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Two soldiers prepare the AS3 Surveyor interceptor.
A Polish Army soldier prepares an AS3 Surveyor interceptor drone.

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World War II museum ships suddenly feel less like history after a US submarine sank an Iranian warship

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The USS Torsk.
BALTIMORE - MAR 22: Old Submarine, USS Torsk, moored alongside the National Aquarium is another tourist attraction in Baltimore's Inner Harbor - March 22, 2014 in Baltimore, MD.

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The new era of drone warfare is creating a new level of risk for civilians, even when they're not the target

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A large black drone on the ground, with a man in camouflage bending beside it and gesturing to a small metal drum-shaped object beside it
Shahed-style drones are being used in huge volumes by Russia and Iran, and shooting them down can cause problems.

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Pentagon official details the 'holy cow' moments that sparked rift with Anthropic

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stands next to Emil Michael
Pentagon R&D chief Emil Michael (right) said he was so alarmed about Anthropic that he brought his concerns to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

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Ukrainian troops say their hard-won lessons on Iranian Shaheds apply far beyond their war at home

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A damaged large black drone and other scraps lying in a field with two men standing beside holding a white tarp
Ukraine has developed new ways to take down Shahed-style drones. Now the US is facing Shaheds in the Middle East.

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Zelenskyy said the US asked Ukraine for support in fighting off Iran's Shahed drones, so he's sending experts their way

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VILNIUS, LITHUANIA - JUNE 12, 2023: President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy seen during a joint press conference with the Secretary General of NATO Jens Stoltenberg on the second day of the 2023 NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, on July 12, 2023. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Zelenskyy at a press conference at the 2023 NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, on July 12, 2023.

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Top American admiral in the Middle East says the US struck an Iranian drone carrier. He said 'it's on fire.'

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An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 151, launches from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in support of Operation Epic Fury, Feb. 28, 2026.
An F/A-18E Super Hornet takes off to support combat operations against Iran.

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The Iran war is seeing big combat and weapons firsts. Here are the standouts so far.

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A man stands on the deck of an aircraft carrier as an F-35 flies by.
The war in Iran has seen some landmark firsts and historic events.

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Missiles are flying across the Middle East — and the air defense price tag is getting heavier

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A MIM-104 Patriot Surface-to-Air Missile System assigned to the 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade fires during a joint live-fire exercise with military members from the Royal Netherlands Ground-based Air Defense Command at McGregor Range, N.M., May 11, 2024.
The MIM-104 Patriot system has been a key air defense system in the Middle East.

US Army photo by Sgt. David Rincon

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