Why Lockheed Martin's $2 trillion F-35 program is so expensive

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F-35 flying in the air
Lockheed Martin's F-35 is one of the most advanced aircraft ever designed. Buying and keeping them flying for decades is estimated to cost the US government $2 trillion.

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Ukraine teamed up its sea and interceptor drones for the first time to down a Russian Shahed

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A delta-wing drone is seen from behind. An interceptor drone rises out of a cubby on a sea drone.
Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces said it destroyed a Shahed using an interceptor launched from a sea drone.

Unmanned Systems Forces

The US Navy is testing a jet-powered JDAM that can deliver standoff cruise-missile-like strikes for less

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A Navy F/A-18 carries the new Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) Long Range (LR) variant during a test event in early April off the coast of California
A Navy F/A-18 carrying the long-range JDAM variant earlier this month.

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'Long live the Warthog:' The US military decided it isn't yet ready to give up the A-10 after its fights in Iran

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A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II fires flares as it departs from aerial refueling with a KC-135 Stratotanker over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Sept. 23, 2025.
An A-10 operating in the Middle East.

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What a US destroyer shooting a cargo ship's engine out reveals about how the Navy is handling Iran blockade runners

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A screenshot of a video aboard a US Navy ship looking out towards an Iranian cargo vessel sailing in the water.
CENTCOM said the vessel's crew didn't comply with repeated warnings over a six-hour period.

US Central Command

DARPA says its powdered blood for future warfare works in animals. Now comes the hard part.

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Marines carry a simulated casualty during a tactical competition at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 18, 2026.
Marines carry a simulated casualty during a tactical competition at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California.

U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Vincent Needham

'Completely open' didn't last very long in the Strait of Hormuz. Here's the situation.

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A view of the vessels passing through Strait of Hormuz.
A commercial vessel seen sailing toward the Strait of Hormuz amid the ongoing ceasefire.

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US Navy destroyer fires on Iranian cargo ship attempting to breach blockade

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US Central Command shared a video showing a US Navy destroyer firing at an Iranian cargo vessel in the Arabian Sea. The USS Spruance intercepted the ship after its crew refused repeated warnings to stop.

Ukraine is betting big on war robots, with plans to buy 25,000 and remove humans from front-line supply runs

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A man in khaki stands beside multiple green-colored robots in a sunflower field under a blue sky
Ukraine's ground robot fleet is growing and performing more missions to keep human soldiers further from the fight.

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A Ukrainian drone company says it's teaming up with a US firm because staying home means getting 'eliminated'

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A man bends over a small stack of drones on a blue surface with stacks of small black drones behind him in a room
Ukraine's General Cherry makes FPV and interceptor drones.

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