Intense video from aboard a French frigate shows the combat kill of a ballistic missile in the Red Sea

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A missile is launched from a French warship in the Red Sea.
A missile is launched from a French warship in the Red Sea.

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North Korea's ramped up weapons testing is running through a 'to-do' list, US official says as it issues new warnings

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This undated picture released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on September 16, 2017 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un inspecting a launching drill of the medium-and-long range strategic ballistic rocket Hwasong-12 at an undisclosed location.
This undated picture released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on September 16, 2017, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un inspecting a launching dr

Lawmakers are concerned the US isn't taking building the submarine force seriously enough as rival China expands its fleet

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The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Vermont (SSN 792) arrives at its new homeport of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, July 27, 2023.
The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Vermont (SSN 792) arrives at its new homeport of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, July 27, 2023.

US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chris Williamson

A video from Ukraine shows how the powerful armor on a US-built Humvee saved a soldier from Russian shrapnel

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A soldier is photographed in a Humvee in Hostomel, Ukraine, in April 2022, left, and a damaged Humvee, right.

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Putin is ready to squeeze Russia's outrageously wealthy elite to fund a future war with NATO, analysts say

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Russian President Vladimir Putin in Red Square, Moscow, to mark 10 years of Russia's annexation of Crimea on March 18, 2024.

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A Soviet attack submarine crashed into a US aircraft carrier 40 years ago during the Cold War. It was a bad day for the sub.

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Soviet Submarine And US Aircraft Carrier Collide
In this aerial image, a Soviet Union submarine is seen after colliding with U.S. Kitty Hawk on March 22, 1984 in at sea.

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China is building its military on a 'scale not seen since WWII' and is on track to be able to invade Taiwan by 2027: US admiral

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Army recruits who are about to go to military barracks wait at a high-speed railway station in Huai 'an city, Jiangsu province, China, March 19, 2024.
Army recruits who are about to go to military barracks wait at a high-speed railway station in Huai 'an city, Jiangsu province, China, March 19, 2024.

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Ukraine launched a major drone attack on Russia over its election weekend

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Ukraine launched several drone strikes on Russia over its election weekend. Skeptics believe the election was a sham with no real opposing candidates, resulting in Vladimir Putin's landslide win.

The US Air Force's oldest bomber fired off a new hypersonic weapon in the Pacific, but the missile's future is uncertain

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A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber lands at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam,Jan. 16, 2018.
A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber lands at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Jan. 16, 2018.

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A gun on a US ally's warship misfired while the crew was clearing stuck shells and struck a frigate

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GULF OF THAILAND, USPACOM, AT SEA
The guided-missile destroyer USS Howard leads a formation of US and Royal Thai Navy ships, flanked by the guided-missile frigate USS Reuben James and HTMS Phuttalertlanapalai and followed by HTMS Taksin, HTMS Khirirat, and HTMS Sukhothai as they transit the Gulf of Thailand during Cooperation Afloat and Readiness Training in Thailand in 2011.

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