Inside the 'ship in a box' that Coast Guard crews use to ready for boat battles on the high seas

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Three men wearing camouflage and holding guns stand in front of a white crate door ready to enter it.
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Screenshots of US Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Derek Dodge

Russia's adding cameras to its Shahed drones so it can catch Ukrainian interceptors approaching from behind

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A Ukrainian interceptor chases a Shahed drone.
Russia has added rear-facing cameras to its Shahed drones so they can see interceptors coming from behind.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy/Screengrab via X

How Coast Guard pilots and sharpshooters leave drug boats dead in the water, from helicopter chases to shooting out the engines

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An orange US Coast Guard helicopter flies behind a Coast Guard vessel. The ocean is dark blue and the sky is overcast in the background.
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US Coast Guard photo Cmdr. Mike Mastrianni

The US Navy is canceling its future frigates in a blow to its ambitions to grow the fleet

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A drawing of a grey Navy warship sailing in blue ocean waters with a blue, somewhat cloudy sky in the background.
Two Constellation-class frigates are currently under construction by shipbuilder Fincantieri Marinette Marine.

Chief Petty Officer Shannon Renfroe

A NATO ally staring down Russia is doubling down on HIMARS after Ukraine showed what they can do

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A large projectile launches from the back of a truck-mounted system in a grassy field with smoke and flames behind it, all under a blue cloudy sky
The US-made High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) has helped Ukraine, and NATO members are investing in it.

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Ukrainian security source says Russia reacted to an attack by firing missiles into its own buildings

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A satellite image shows an overview of oil terminals and facilities at Russia's Novorossiysk Port before a Ukranian missile and drone attack, in Novorossiysk, Russia, November 14, 2025.
Ukraine said it carried out a large attack on the Russian port city of Novorossiysk on Tuesday.

VANTOR/via REUTERS

F-35 stealth fighters spearheaded strikes deep inside Iran and were the last ones out, Midnight Hammer commanders say

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A US Air Force F-35 Lightning II flies away from a KC-135 Stratotanker after aerial refueling over the US Central Command area of responsibility, March 24, 2025.
American F-35s participated in the operation to strike Iran's nuclear facilities.

US Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jackson Manske

Russian infiltration teams are exploiting bad weather to sneak past Ukrainian lines

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Ukrainian servicemen ride a military buggy along a road near a front line, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the frontline town of Pokrovsk in Donetsk region, Ukraine November 23, 2025.
Ukrainian soldiers ride a military buggy near Pokrovsk in bad weather.

Anatolii Stepanov/REUTERS

The Coast Guard says it's seizing more drugs than ever and needs more ships, aircraft, and people to keep up

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US Coast Guard service members sit in a blue drug boat that's been sized in the ocean. Nearby them is a large Coast Guard Cutter.
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US Coast Guard photo by Cutter Stone's crew

Ukrainians are live-testing a drone truck that can scoot and shoot with a .50 caliber gun turret

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A Protector UGV holds position while its turret fires on a target at a firing range.
The Protector UGV is seen with a mounted M2 Browning machine gun firing on a target at a range.

Screenshot via Facebook/Ukrainian Armored Vehicles

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