Everything you need to know about the Russian Tu-22M3 bomber plane and how Ukraine said it shot one down in war first

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A Tu-22M3 bomber of the Russian air forces flies over the Mediterranean after taking off from the Hemeimeem Air Base in Syria, on Feb. 19, 2022.
A Tu-22M3 bomber.

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American sniper in Ukraine says his unit prefers Soviet-era rifles because bullets are easier to find and they can take them from the Russians

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A view of a sniper in camouflage lying down and looking into his weapon, with his weapon in the foreground
A sniper from the 108th Territorial Defense Brigade of the Ukrainian Army takes aim during military training near the frontline in Ukraine in November 2023.

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Russia recruiting female convicts into the military report says, as the role of women in the Ukraine war expands

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Female Russian soldiers during the rehearsals for the Victory Day Military Parade
Female Russian soldiers during the rehearsals for the Victory Day Military Parade, April 18, 2022.

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China's latest supersonic spy drone looks a lot like the Lockheed D-21 that crashed there in 1971

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Lockheed engineers designed the D-21 spy drone in the 1960s for reconnaissance missions too dangerous for piloted aircraft.
Lockheed engineers designed the D-21 spy drone in the 1960s for reconnaissance missions too dangerous for piloted aircraft.

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An explosion occurred at a military base in Iraq, reports say

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A group gather in Palestine Square in the Iranian capital Tehran, staging a demonstration to support Iran's drone and missile attacks on Israel on April 15, 2024.
A group gather in Palestine Square in the Iranian capital Tehran, staging a demonstration to support Iran's drone and missile attacks on Israel, on April 15, 2024.

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More than half of the US Air Force's B-2 stealth bombers just staged a mass fly-off

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B-2 Spirit stealth bombers assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing taxi on the runway at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., April 15, 2024.
B-2 Spirit stealth bombers assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing taxi on the runway at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., April 15, 2024.

U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Hailey Farrell

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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