Ukraine shows off new 'Sea Baby' naval drones decked out with automated machine guns and rocket launchers

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A modified Ukrainian naval drone with rocket launchers is seen in October 2025.
Ukraine's "Sea Baby" naval drones have been modified with new weapons and extended range.

Security Service of Ukraine

Fire, smoke, and anti-drone nets: Satellite images capture scenes from the fight engulfing Russia's oil industry

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Anti-drone nets at the Kuybyshevskiy oil refinery in October 2025.
Anti-drone netting covering three storage tanks at the Kuybyshevskiy oil refinery.

Satellite image ©2025 Vantor.

A member of the US Witness Protection Program since age 7 explains how the experience changed her life for the worse

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Jackee Taylor looking at a suitcase
Jackee Taylor has been in the Witness Protection Program most of her life.

Jackee Taylor

A new autonomous fighter jet just broke cover. It's powered by the same AI brain that flew an F-16 through a dogfight.

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Five large black aircraft sitting up on their tails outdoors
Shield AI is promising a fully autonomous fighter jet with its X-BAT.

Shield AI

Ukraine says UK-made Storm Shadow missiles joined its long mission to destroy Russia's war machine from the rear

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STORM SHADOW low-observable, long range air launched cruise missile displayed at Paris Air Show with the MBDA logo.
Ukraine said it had used Storm Shadow missiles to strike a gunpowder plant in Russia.

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Palmer Luckey says this is how Anduril's EagleEye went from moonshot to rollout

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Palmer Luckey talking on stage
Palmer Luckey talked about how long it took for EagleEye to come to the rollout stage.

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China's submarines are getting quieter and deadlier in the seas closest to home, analysts warn

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FILE PHOTO: A nuclear-powered Type 094A Jin-class ballistic missile submarine of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy is seen during a military display in the South China Sea April 12, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer
Nuclear-powered Type 094A Jin-class ballistic missile submarine of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy is seen during a military display in the South China Sea

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Marines say a deployed F-35 stealth fighter squadron clocked nearly 5,000 hours without any mishaps

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Two Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II stealth tigers sit on a tarmac. There is a line of grass in the background.
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US Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Landon Lingle

Palmer Luckey says Anduril has an internal 'China 27' strategy to prepare for a war over Taiwan

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Palmer Luckey is pictured.
Palmer Luckey's Spotify includes heavy metal, Celtic punk, and lots of Kelly Clarkson.

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The defense prime contractors have a new problem on their hands

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US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is attending a press briefing at the White House.
"We will set the pace with innovation, and we will win with silicon and software, and not with our soldiers' blood and bodies," US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll said on Monday.

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