NATO allies are linking their defenses together to better hunt and kill drones on its eastern edge

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A man stands next to a tall radar. An uncrewed system flies in the sky past him. The beach is icy.
Digital Shield 2.0 is the second test in an ongoing exercise to strengthen air surveillance on Russia's border.

US Army photo by Maj. Alexander Watkins

NATO is stepping up its Arctic patrols. A key goal is getting eyes on Russian subs before they can disappear into deep water.

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Russian submarines sail during the annual Navy Day parade in the far eastern port city of Vladivostok, Russia, July 30, 2023.
NATO officials say there has been an uptick in Russian submarine activity in the North Atlantic in recent years.

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Trump says the US has 'totally obliterated' military targets on Kharg Island, the center of Iran's oil empire

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Trump decends the steps of Air Force One
Trump on Friday announced the US had launched strikes against Iran's Kharg Island

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US Navy destroyers are firing top interceptors to bring down Iranian missiles flying into NATO airspace

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A Standard Missile -3 Block IIA, or SM-3 Blk IIA, is launched from US Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85) off the coast of the Pacific Missile Range Facility, Hawaii, during Flight Test Other-23 or FTX-23, February 8, 2024.
The US Navy has used SM-3s on three occasions to defend Turkish airspace over the past two weeks.

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Top US general says American forces have been sinking Iranian warships, including a submarine, with the ATACMS ballistic missile

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US Army soldiers launch the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) from a HIMARS system in Australia during a training event on July 27, 2023.
US Army soldiers launch the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) from a HIMARS system in Australia during a training event on July 27, 2023.

U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Andrew Dickson

A US military refueling aircraft went down in Iraq, killing all six crew members

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A US Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker performs an in-flight refuel for two F-22 Raptor jets during an exercise over the Pacific Ocean on Jan. 16, 2026.
A US Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker performs an in-flight refuel for two F-22 Raptor jets during an exercise over the Pacific Ocean on Jan. 16, 2026.

U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Mary Greenwood

The Arctic is stress-testing US Marines and their HIMARS in the most brutal conditions

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US Marines with 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, launch a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during a live-fire training event in preparation for Exercise Nordic Response 24 in Setermoen, Norway, February 27, 2024.
US Marines are training with HIMARS launchers in Norway.

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Iran's Shahed war is turning into booming business for the world's small drone manufacturers

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A Ukrainian soldier holds an interceptor drone in the air with one hand.
A soldier from the Khanter group of Ukraine's 208th Khersonska Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade holds an interceptor drone.

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Satellite images show Russia expanding a new front-line drone base in occupied Ukraine

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An overview of the Donetsk airport in eastern Ukraine in March 2026.
Russia has converted the Donetsk airport into a drone base.

Satellite image ©2026 Vantor.

The Army is getting a new lethal hand grenade for the first time in decades

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The Army's new hand grenade is has a body made of plastic instead of asbestos
The Army's new hand grenade is has a body made of plastic instead of asbestos

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