Front-line NATO ally Finland says it's ready for a Russian attack. Here are the capabilities giving it confidence.

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Figures drive on tanks in snow
Finland's military was designed with threats from Russia in mind.

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Satellite images of the secretive US military base at the center of a new Trump controversy

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A satellite image showing various aircraft sitting on tarmac near runways surrounded by greenery.
Satellite imagery from 2025 shows bombers and aircraft at Diego Garcia.

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Ukraine's pay-per-kill system against Russian Shaheds helped it get 40,000 interceptor drones in a month, official says

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A Ukrainian man holds up a two-foot interceptor, which features a dome-shaped head and four propellers.
Ukrainians have been developing interceptor drones as a counter to large-scale Shahed waves.

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Ukraine burned nearly $100 million worth of missiles in a single night battling a Russian barrage, Zelenskyy says

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Ukrainian servicemen shoot down a Russian missile during an attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, January 20, 2026.
Ukrainian forces shoot down a Russian missile over Kyiv on Tuesday.

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says defense giants are 'failing the American people' by falling behind on orders

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (left) and Donald Trump.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (left) and Donald Trump.

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Russia's new Geran-5 turbojet drone looks like Iran's Karrar UAV and is souped up with American parts, Ukraine says

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A 3D sketch of the Geran-5 can be seen on a plain background.
GUR has uploaded a model of the Geran-5 and its foreign parts. The drone's warhead is shown mounted near the aircraft's nose.

Screenshot via the Ukrainian government "War & Sanctions" website

Ukrainian soldiers surprised a robot maker by using a drone to drop one of its bots into battle

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A black drone with mutiple rotors in the air above a grassy ground with a blue but cloudy sky
A Ukrainian unit used a drone to bring a ground robot closer to Russia's forces.

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Ukraine's elite Alpha unit dealt a $4 billion blow to Russian air defenses last year, security forces say

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A large green air defense system on a city road at night with figures in blue camouflage standing beside it
Ukraine said Russia's advanced S-400 air defense system was among those damaged and destroyed by its "Alpha" unit.

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Russia is pushing to build 1,000 of its localized Iranian Shahed drones every day, Ukraine's military chief says

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Geran-2 drones lie on a cobblestone street in Kyiv.
Geran-2 drones are, for now, the most commonly used Shahed-type drone deployed by Russia to attack Ukraine.

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I'm a US Marine vet who trained with Ukrainians 20 years ago. Here's the secret to their combat success.

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Troy Smothers poses with a Ukrainian holding a fiber optic drone.
Troy Smothers was a sergeant when he separated from the US Marine Corps. Before that, he served in Ukraine for a short time, later returning after the war began to assist its troops with fiber optic drones.

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