The US Air Force needs to buy hundreds of sixth-gen fighters and bombers to be ready for a China fight, airpower experts say

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A B-21 Raider bomber flies above a mountainous terrain with clouds and a clear blue sky in the background.
The US plans to acquire at least 185 F-47s and 100 B-21s.

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Russia has started an 'evacuation' of its citizens from Cuba amid the island's jet fuel crisis

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A Rossiya Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft flies above a lamp post.
Rossiya is one of the two airlines servicing one-way flights from Cuba amid the jet fuel crisis.

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Mexican cartel drones were behind the brief El Paso airspace chaos, says Trump administration official. The US military took them out.

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A Fort Bliss Law Enforcement Activity Military Police Company Soldier engages a simulated enemy drone with a handheld counter-unmanned aircraft system during an integrated protection exercise at Fort Bliss, Texas, August 20, 2025.
A US soldier engages a simulated drone during training at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas.

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A US Army general says new command tech lets him ditch the 'hourlong staff meeting'

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A soldier sits at a desk and looks at a computer inside a tent.
NGC2 has been developed through an iterative process involving soldiers, leadership, and command.

US Army photo by Spc. Samuel Brandon

Kyiv says Russian troops need Starlink so badly they're trying to get Ukrainians to register terminals for them

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A Starlink terminal is seen on the ground in Pokrovsk.
SpaceX has cut off Starlink access in Ukraine, allowing only terminals on a Ukrainian "whitelist" to connect to the service.

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Power banks, body warmers, and antifreeze: Ukrainian troops tell us how they survive deep winter out in the trenches

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Two Ukrainian soldiers hold rifles as they walk along a trench line in Kharkiv.
Ukrainian soldiers walk along a trench in Kharkiv.

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The US Army's biggest AI bet isn't killer robots — it's paperwork

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A National Guard soldier repairs a forklift.
The Army is betting on AI to help ease paperwork burdens for equipment maintainers, inventory specialists, and recruiters.

Thomas Alvarez/Idaho Army National Guard

The rulebook that limited US and Russian nukes has fallen apart. Both sides could revert to worst-case scenario planning, experts warn.

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A Russian missile on a truck rolls through a street during a military parade.
New START expired this week, prompting a new era without a nuclear arms deal between the US and Russia.

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Veterans can buy the opioid medication naloxone at CVS but not the VA. A new, bipartisan bill aims to change that.

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Narcan

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Lasers, jammer guns, and mobile turrets at Asia's biggest aviation event show how the counter-drone craze is taking hold

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A quadcopter is seen mounted on an open box.
The Iron Drone Raider by ONDAS at the Singapore Airshow.

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