Trump says US forces pulled off a high-risk rescue of a downed airman being hunted 'deep inside' Iran

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A US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to the 336th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron takes off at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 13, 2025.
The crew of a US F-15 have been recovered by American forces from inside Iran.

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Here's how US combat search-and-rescue crews save downed fighter pilots in the middle of a war

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A HH-60W Jolly Green II, the Air Force's specialized search and rescue Black Hawk, at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Feb. 25, 2026.
A HH-60W Jolly Green II, the Air Force's specialized search-and-rescue Black Hawk, at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Feb. 25, 2026.

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The White House requests $66 billion for Trump's 'Golden Fleet'

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The White House is requesting $66 billion in funding to build 34 new Naval ships. This includes a class of battleships President Trump touted last year, part of what he calls "The Golden Fleet."

White House pushes ahead on Golden Fleet and the new Trump-class battleship with a request for billions of dollars for shipbuilding

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US President Donald Trump stands next to a poster showing a render of a Trump-class battleship.
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The US lost a fighter jet over Iran, reports say, adding to a growing list of aircraft losses in the war

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A US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle from Seymour-Johnson Air Force Base's 335th Fighter Squadron breaks off after receiving fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker from the Tennessee Air National Guard's 151st Air Refueling Squadron, over the US Central Command area of responsibility, April 20, 2024.
A US F-15 operates over the Middle East.

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The US is burning through expensive missiles. DARPA is looking for cheaper ones that can be built in days, not months.

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US soldiers from the 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade conduct a Patriot missile live-fire exercise near Fort Bliss, Texas, Aug. 23, 2025.
US soldiers from the 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade conduct a Patriot missile live-fire exercise near Fort Bliss, Texas, Aug. 23, 2025.

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Shahed-killing interceptor drones may look simple, but building them to keep up with the threat isn't easy

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A Skyfall employee pilots a P1-Sun interceptor drone.
Skyfall's P1 Sun interceptor drone.

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B-52 Stratofortress bombers enter the war with Iran

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US Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bombers are now flying combat missions in Iran. After a month at war, the US says it has established air superiority over Iran.

With Ukraine's Leopard 2s needed on the front lines, it's training tank crews with mixed-reality headsets used by NATO

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A man uses a Varjo headset and sensors as four others watch.
Varjo's headsets are being used in tank training, as seen in this photo provided by a school in Kharkiv.

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'I came, I saw, I conquered': Trump set to claim victory in Iran at primetime address

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President Donald Trump is expected to declare the Iran war is winding down in an Oval Office address.

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