Ukraine's Soviet-era 'Shahed hunter' turboprop plane is launching interceptor drones from the sky

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A Sting interceptor launches from the wing of an An-28.
Ukrainian drone makers have been launching their interceptors from An-28s in combat.

Wild Hornets

The command overseeing US forces in the Middle East just got a third aircraft carrier — and a lot more firepower

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The USS George H.W. Bush aircraft carrier sails in dark blue ocean waters.
The aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush is the third aircraft carrier to arrive in the CENTCOM area of responsibility.

US Central Command

Recruiting is up. Now the US military wants to grow the force by another 44,500 troops.

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Recruits graduate from Air Force basic training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, January 8, 2026.
Recruits graduate from Air Force basic training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, January 8, 2026.

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Trump tells US Navy warships to 'shoot' any Iranian boats laying mines as the mission to clear the Strait of Hormuz ramps up

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The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) fires the Mark 45 5-inch light-weight gun during a live-fire exercise in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 21, 2024.
A Navy destroyer fires its 5-inch deck gun, one of the weapons that could be used to engage small Iranian attack boats.

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Marines are speeding up aircraft turnarounds for a scattered future fight and moving more munitions faster to keep up

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Marine aviation ordnance technicians load bombs onto an aircraft at Naval Air Facility El Centro, California on Oct. 17, 2020.
Marine aviation ordnance technicians load bombs onto an aircraft at Naval Air Facility El Centro, California.

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Russians turned a recon drone into an extended-range mothership for its FPV quadcopters

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Russian soldier holds an Orlan-10.
Russian troops use the Orlan-10 primarily as a reconnaissance drone, but it was recently seen carrying FPV quadcopters under its wings.

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The US risks losing a future war without cheap precision-kill weapons, top Pacific admiral warns

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A soldier wearing camouflage crouches and works on a small drone with a blue cloudy sky in the background.
Adm. Paparo said US forces need cheap weapons for less exquisite targets.

US Army photo by Sgt. Duke Edwards

The US has been burning through weapons in Iran it could need in a war with China. Here are the latest estimates.

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The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. fires a Tomahawk Land Attack Missile during operations in support of Operation Epic Fury.
US forces expended hundreds of munitions in the war with Iran, which saw the US strike over 13,000 targets prior to a fragile ceasefire.

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I visited West Point, the elite military academy with roots in the American Revolution. Take a look inside.

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Inside the Cadet Chapel at West Point.
Inside the Cadet Chapel at West Point.

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More battle-tested American-made interceptor drones will be heading to NATO's eastern edge

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A Polish Army soldier carries an AS3 Surveyor interceptor drone, part of the US counter-drone system known as 'MEROPS,' during a live-fire demonstration at the Deba training grounds in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland, on November 18, 2025.
Lithuania said it will purchase the American-made Merops system and interceptor drones.

Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images

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