Trump floats the idea of bringing back battleships

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The US Navy battleship USS Iowa seen from above firing guns while sailing in blue waters.
The last US Navy battleship was decommissioned in March 1992, over 30 years ago.

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Hegseth ordered hundreds of generals to DC to tell them no more fat troops or 'beardos'

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U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks to senior military leaders at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, U.S., September 30, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Pool via REUTERS
U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks to senior military leaders at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, U.S., September 30, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Pool via REUTERS

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NATO is trying to beat Russia and China on drones and robots. A top commander says it's not moving fast enough.

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A drone hovers near a military ship.
NATO forces tested drones, robots, and other systems off the coast of Portugal earlier this month.

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Ukraine said its modified Neptune naval missile was used to blast a Russian factory 150 miles away

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A road-mobile launcher firing a Neptune missile in testing.
A test of a Neptune missile in April 2020.

General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

US Navy techs are stripping parts from fighter jets and subs to keep other ones working

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A US Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet flies over the Red Sea during routine operations in January.
A US Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet flies over the Red Sea during routine operations in January.

US Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Gerald R. Willis

The Army and Marine Corps are paying more to repair vehicles that are less ready to fight, watchdog says

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Army M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle
An M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle at the Doña Ana Range Complex in New Mexico in August 2018.

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Russian military aircraft fly close to NATO warships all the time, top commander says

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FGS Hamburg Frigate takes part in the operation to stop Merchant Vessel Royal Diamond 7, a ship carrying jet fuel from the United Arab Emirates to Libya's Benghazi, to enforce UN arms embargo on Libya within the Operation IRINI launched in May by EU, on September 10, 2020.
A Russian military aircraft flew near the German frigate FGS Hamburg earlier this month.

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Russians say they found unjammable fiber-optic drones in Ukraine's uncrewed sea vehicles

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An FPV drone equipped with fiber-optic long-distance data transmission is seen during training by Polish soldiers.
Russian reports say that fiber-optic drones have been found on board a Ukrainian naval drone that acted as a carrier.

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The Pentagon gutted its weapons testing office. The biggest losers could be the troops.

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A man wearing camouflage lies on the grass shooting a rifle. In the background is a line of trees and a cloudy blue sky.
One of the programs no longer being overseen by DOT&E is the Army's new XM7 rifle, the replacement for the M16/M4 series.

US Army National Guard photo by Spc. Turner Horton

Ukraine's mysterious 'Ghosts' unit is hunting Russian warplanes in Crimea. They just claimed 2 more hits.

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A still from black and white video shows an aircraft sat on the ground
A screenshot from Ukrainian military footage appears to show footage from a drone before it attacked a Russian An-26 transport aircraft.

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