MRE review — New Zealand soldier rates US Army field rations

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A New Zealand Army soldier tries a US military MRE — or Meal, Ready-to-Eat — and compares it to New Zealand MREs. An MRE is designed to sustain soldiers during training or an operation while food-service facilities are inaccessible.

People don't trust Ukraine's new top commander anywhere near as much as the 'Iron General' Zaluzhny, new poll finds

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Oleksandr Syrskyi, the commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, awards Ukrainian fighters of the 10th Mountain Assault Brigade "Edelweiss" in the Soledar direction on July 2, 2023 in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.

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Russia can sustain major losses in Ukraine for another two years, war analysts say

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Russian citizens drafted during the partial mobilization are seen being dispatched to combat coordination areas after a military call-up for the Russia-Ukraine war in Moscow, Russia on October 10, 2022.
Russian citizens drafted during the partial mobilization are seen being dispatched to combat coordination areas after a military call-up for the Russia-Ukraine war in Moscow, Russia on October 10, 2022.

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Russia's NATO neighbors are building hundreds of bunkers and anti-tank ditches in case of an invasion

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A Ukrainian solider walks in a snowy field beside rows of 'dragons teeth' anti-tank fortifications and barbed wire
Ukrainian servicemen check newly built anti-tank fortifications and razor wire near the Russian border in Ukraine's Chernihiv region, in January 2024.

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Inside a deployed US Navy carrier strike group's tactical shift to kill Houthi missiles and drones before they ever take flight

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Sailors perform work to a fighter jet on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Sailors perform work to a fighter jet on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower.

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Russia could 'blind' the US by taking out satellites using a nuclear space weapon, says ex-CIA chief

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Leon Panetta testifies during a congressional hearing in January 2024.

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US lawmakers were just briefed on intel that Russia is trying to put a nuclear weapon in space: reports

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This pool photograph distributed by Russian state-owned agency Sputnik shows Russia's President Vladimir Putin talking with young scientists during a visit to the Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) Energia in Korolyov, outside Moscow, on October 26, 2023.
This pool photograph distributed by Russian state-owned agency Sputnik shows Russia's President Vladimir Putin talking with young scientists during a visit to the Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC)

Xi Jinping's high-rank purges show a 'systemic rot' in China's military that could threaten its readiness for war: senior US official

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Chinese Defence Minister Li Shangfu attends the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting in New Delhi on April 28, 2023.
Chinese Defence Minister Li Shangfu attends the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting in New Delhi on April 28, 2023. He was replaced in October 2023.

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Putin says he thought Tucker Carlson would ask tougher questions

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Tucker Carlson interview Vladimir Putin

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China is learning to prepare for a drawn-out war after watching Russia struggle for years in Ukraine: think-tank

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Armed police officers and soldiers conduct intensive training in high temperatures in Beihai city, Guangxi province, China, July 13, 2023.
Armed police officers and soldiers conduct intensive training in high temperatures in Beihai city, Guangxi province, China, July 13, 2023.

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