The US Navy has launched a high-tech scavenger hunt on Reddit to recruit the 'next generation of submariners'

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The US Navy is using a Reddit recruiting campaign to find the next generation of submarine operators.
The US Navy recruiting the next generation of submarine operators on Reddit.

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Video shows Ukrainian 'dragon' drone appearing to destroy a Russian tank with 'molten thermite'

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Screenshot of footage depicting the fallout of dragon drones spraying Russian tanks with molten thermite.
Screenshot of footage showing a Ukrainian "dragon drone" attacking a Russian tank.

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Miss America Madison Marsh says people just keep getting pageantry and the Air Force wrong

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Miss America 2024 Madison Marsh speaks into a microphone while standing in front of the tail of an F-16.
Miss America 2024 Madison Marsh says the US military is in a new era where those serving can still pursue their passions.

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An Israeli strike on Iran could hurt the Harris campaign in its final stretch if gas prices soar

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An Iranian missile soars down towards Jerusalem at night.
Israel could target Iran's oil facilities in retaliation for the massive ballistic missile strike earlier this week.

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Russia's defense industry has a massive labor shortage. Rules on what jobs women can do are part of the issue.

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Putin visiting Uralvagonzavod, Russia's main tank factory, in February 2024.

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Ukraine appears to be beating Russia in the drone production race

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Ukrainian soldiers test a drone equipped with a grenade at a training ground on September 25 in Druzhkivka, Ukraine.
First-person view, or FPV, drones like the one above have dominated the battlefield in Ukraine.

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Israel may not be able to take down Iran's nuclear sites on its own

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Iran poster with nuclear weapons
Iran's nuclear facilities are a potential target for Israeli forces. It may not be able to strike them on its own.

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The US Navy is battling 'the best Iranian technology' in the Red Sea and changing how it fights to beat it, admiral says

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A fighter jet launching from the flight deck of an aircraft carrier at sea.
An F/A-18E Super Hornet launches from the flight deck of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, an aircraft carrier that spent months battling the Houthis.

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Ukrainian F-16 fighter pilots have had to dramatically change the way they fly after long flying Soviet jets, and it's a lot to overcome

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Ukrainian Air Force's F-16 fighter jet flies in the air against a grey sky
Ukrainian Air Force's F-16 fighter jet flies in an undisclosed location in Ukraine in August 2024.

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Why Iran relies on ballistic missiles to threaten its adversaries

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A close-up view of the remains of an Iranian ballistic missile that landed in the West Bank.
Iran has continued to develop ballistic missiles, like the ones fired at Israel on Tuesday, as its airpower has withered in the decades since the Iranian revolution.

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