Iran's attacks on Israel suggest ballistic missiles are an overhyped threat

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Iran's ballistic missile attack against Israel on Oct. 1 appears to have caused very little damage and failed to reduce Israeli support for its wars against Iranian proxies.
Iran's ballistic missile attack against Israel on Oct. 1 appears to have caused very little damage and failed to reduce Israeli support for its wars against Iranian proxies.

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Efforts by the US to counter China in the South China Sea could backfire

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A Chinese Coast Guard ship collided with Philippine Coast Guard vessel BRP Teresa Magbanua near the Sabina Shoal in the disputed South China Sea on August 31, 2024.
A Chinese Coast Guard ship collided with a Philippine Coast Guard ship in the disputed South China Sea on August 31, 2024.

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A string of failures ended with 2 Navy SEALs drowning on a dangerous mission to intercept smuggled weapons, investigation finds

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US forces raided a small vessel off the coast of Somalia in January. Two Navy SEALs died during the mission.
US forces raided a small vessel off the coast of Somalia in January. Two Navy SEALs died during the mission.

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NATO fighter pilots break down their Eurofighter vs F-35 dogfight with cockpit video and paper airplanes

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A US Air Force F-35 fighter jet flies on its side with a jet stream behind it against a cloudy blue sky.
The German pilot commended the F-35's stealth capability, saying it would've "probably killed" him beyond visual range if the competition were real.

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Getting more F-16s is only half the battle. Ukraine also desperately needs to be training more pilots.

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A Romanian F-16 flying above the clouds.
The F-16 is a combat-proven American-made fourth-generation fighter that is in use across NATO. A batch of the jets were recently delivered to Ukraine to aid its fight against Russia, but building a new fighter fleet is no easy task.

U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jaccob Hearn

Ukraine is eroding Russia's military advantage with strikes on its ammo depots

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A close-up view of Tikhoretsk on September 22
A satellite image of Tikhoretsk, the major Russian ammunition storage facility Ukraine attacked, on September 22.

Satellite image ©2024 Maxar Technologies.

Palmer Luckey's Anduril debuts autonomous attack drone in new video

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Palmer Luckey's Anduril debuted a new AI-powered attack drone that can fit inside a backpack.

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Rare satellite image shows China's only two operational aircraft carriers together at a base in the South China Sea

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A composite image of China's Liaoning and Shandong aircraft carriers.
The Liaoning and Shandong are China's only operational aircraft carriers. Another, the Fujian, is undergoing sea trials.

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Russia's drive in one battlefront has cost it a staggering 1,800 combat vehicles

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Russia's offensive in the Poprovsk region has come at a cost of over 1,800 combat vehicles.

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Israel is trying to dismantle Hezbollah's leadership, but there's a big problem

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A portrait of slain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah sits amid debris in Beirut's southern suburb Rouweiss neighborhood in Lebanon.
Israel has targeted Hezbollah's key figures in a bid to dismantle the group. A portrait of slain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah sits amid debris in Beirut.

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