In tropical jungles, US Army soldiers are training to own the night in a Pacific war

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Two US soldiers stand next to a gun on a hill of rocks with a grassy mountain in the background. The photo is tinted lime green and taken at night through night vision.
Nighttime operations present soldiers with a number of opportunities to gain the advantage, Maj. Gen. Evans said.

U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Ryele Bertoch

US says B-2 stealth bombers struck hidden Houthi weapons, sending a message to foes that nothing is out of reach

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A US Air Force B-2 Spirt in the sky over northwest Missouri on August 29, 2018.
A US Air Force B-2 Spirt in the sky over northwest Missouri on August 29, 2018.

US Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot

The Ukraine war is showing US soldiers they need to be hard to find in the electromagnetic spectrum in a high-end fight

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A US Army soldier wearing camouflage aims a weapon with a scope attached towards the sky, with a brown and green grassy background.
The US Army's Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center training in Hawaii tested soldiers' capabilities in tropical war-fighting conditions.

U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Ryele Bertoch

Ukraine is adding cages to another NATO tank type as it scrambles to shield its armored vehicles

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A Ukrainian soldier drives a Leopard tank at an undisclosed location in eastern Ukraine in July.
A Ukrainian soldier drives a Leopard tank at an undisclosed location in eastern Ukraine in July.

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What's actually happening in the South China Sea?

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Satellite images and onboard footage show how the race to build and fortify artificial islands in the South China Sea is nudging America and China closer to conflict.

Australia is going to more than double the size of Ukraine's Abrams tank force

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An Abrams tank fires on a simulated enemy position on Red Cloud Range at Fort Moore, Georgia, in April 2024.

US Army photo by Patrick A. Albright

Russian troops are crashing into their own anti-tank barriers and dying, pro-Putin hardliners say

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'Dragon's teeth' anti-tank barriers in a field in east Ukraine.
'Dragon's teeth' anti-tank barriers in a field in east Ukraine. The concrete pyramids are meant to block and damage Ukrainian tanks and other armored vehicles.

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North Korea sending military officials to help Russia in Ukraine is a massive boost for Kim Jong Un

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un
Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un

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North Korea's new drones use a 'reverse-engineered copy' of Hellfire missiles from the MQ-9 Reaper, US Army general says

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Kim Jong Un stands before a North Korean flag, an MQ9 Reaper is seen in the sky.
North Korea is using a drone that deploys a "reverse-engineered copy" of the Hellfire missile, Brig. Gen. Patrick Costello said.

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Video shows one of Taiwan's F-16s tracking a Chinese J-15 fighter jet with its sniper pod during war games

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A Chinese fighter jet flies above with some decoy flares soaring behind it against a blue sky.
China's Liaoning aircraft carrier participated in Monday's massive "Joint Sword-2024B" exercise, in which China simulated military action against Taiwan.

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