Ukrainian pilots are breaking from Soviet-era tactics and learning to fly with a Western mindset, trainers say

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The Ukrainian Air Force's F-16 fighter jet flies in an undisclosed location in Ukraine, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024.
Before Ukrainian pilots learn to fly the F-16, they receive early-stage training in the UK.

AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky

Ukraine struck a luxury skyscraper 4 miles from the Kremlin, threatening Moscow's Victory Day parade

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A general view shows a skyscraper of the House on Mosfilmovskaya residential complex in 2016.
The House on Mosfilmovskaya complex, or Mosfilm tower, is located in one of Moscow's upscale neighborhoods.

Sergei Karpukhin/REUTERS

US Apache and Seahawk helicopters sank half a dozen Iranian small boats while clearing out threats around the Strait of Hormuz

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A US Seahawk helicopter flies above a warship in a cloudy sky.
The US has created a path through the Strait of Hormuz for safe transit, a top commander said.

US Navy photo

Trump says he is reviewing Iran's latest plan for peace, but 'can't imagine it would be acceptable'

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President Donald Trump speaks into a curved, black microphone.
President Donald Trump.

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Ukraine says it's training drone pilots in 'Grand Theft Auto V'

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A Ukrainian drone pilot fits with goggles and a controller. A small drone flies in the sky near him.
Gamers have a lot of applicable skills for piloting drones, including hand-eye coordination and familiarity with controllers and screens.

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US Marines are readying for a flood of new drones and the headaches that come with them

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A Neros Archer drone at the Modern Day Marine symposium in Washington, D.C., April 28, 2026.
A Neros Archer drone at the Modern Day Marine symposium in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday.

Lance Cpl. Kiara Rawls/US Marine Corps

The US Army's Dark Eagle hypersonic missile could soon be deployed. Here's what it does.

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An Air Force F-16 flies over a Dark Eagle Long Range Hypersonic Weapon vehicle launcher during a training exercise at Nevada's Nellis Air Force Base., Aug. 2, 2024.
An Air Force F-16 flies over a Dark Eagle Long Range Hypersonic Weapon vehicle launcher during a training exercise at Nevada's Nellis Air Force Base in 2024.

1st Lt. David Kim/US Army

British forces are getting new high-speed interceptor missiles to defend against Iranian Shahed drones

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The Skyhammer interceptor system during a recent test in Jordan.
British forces will soon be armed with the Skyhammer interceptor system to defend against drones.

UK Ministry of Defence

Suddenly, everyone wants drone interceptors like Ukraine, but the supply isn't there

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A man in camouflage squats touching a black bullet-shaped interceptor drone
Ukraine's success with interceptor drones, as well as the new drone threat from Iran, has resulted in a lot of new interest in these defensive systems.

Serhii Korovainyi/REUTERS

How the US Army is readying for a cyberspace fight against enemy AI hackers

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A soldier lies down holding a rifle pointing it out towards a field.
A tabletop scenario followed enemy AI agents attacking US Army security in a hypothetical Indo-Pacific conflict.

US Army photo by Sgt. Elijah Magaña

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