High costs and long waits for popular US-made Patriots just drove a NATO ally to pick a European rival

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A Patriot launcher firing an interceptor in a field.
A Patriot launcher fires an interceptor missile during an exercise in New Mexico.

US Army photo by Sgt. David Rincon

The US military wants to get better at spotting this dangerous muscle breakdown before it puts troops in the hospital

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Marines perform pull-ups during a Memorial Day workout at Camp Pendleton, California, May 27, 2025.
US Marines perform pull-ups during a Memorial Day workout at Camp Pendleton, California, May 27, 2025.

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The US fired $500 million in top interceptors defending Israel from missile attacks, new documents show

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A missile being launched, producing fire and smoke.
A THAAD interceptor is launched from the Reagan Test Site at Kwajalein Atoll in the Republic of the Marshall Islands in August 2019.

Missile Defense Agency

Machine gunners going head-to-head with Russian drones are getting new interceptors for the hard-to-reach threats

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Soldiers of a mobile anti-aircraft brigade prepare a 12.7mm calibre heavy machine gun near a training field in the Khmelnytsky region, on July 8, 2024.
Russia's Shahed drones are increasingly becoming a headache for Ukraine's mobile air defense units.

Photo by FLORENT VERGNES/AFP via Getty Images

Navies are facing a 'back to the future' moment as the sea drone threat rises, future of war study says

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A new released Sea Baby drone
Ukraine's arsenal of naval drones has wreaked havoc on Russia's Black Sea Fleet

AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka

Lockheed Martin says the US is interested in its '5th-generation-plus' F-35 that uses tech from its failed 6th-generation bid

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Lockheed Martin's CEO says its idea of an F-35 stealth fighter upgraded with sixth-generation technology has the US government's keen interest.
Lockheed Martin's CEO says its idea of an F-35 stealth fighter upgraded with sixth-generation technology has the US government's keen interest.

Staff Sgt. Lauren Cobin/US Air Force

Ukraine is betting on this Western country to build thousands of its interceptor drones

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Roman Shemechko, cofounder of Besomar company, launches an interceptor drone on February 21, 2025 in Lviv Oblast, Ukraine. Ukrainian Besomar company has developed a fixed-wing UAV interceptor to shoot down Russian drones.

NATO's style of destroying Russian drones in Poland was 'not the way' to effectively defend its skies, Zelenskyy says

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Firefighters work on the destroyed roof of a house, after Russian drones violated Polish airspace during an attack on Ukraine.
Firefighters work on the destroyed roof of a house, after Russian drones violated Polish airspace during an attack on Ukraine on Wednesday.

Kacper Pempel/REUTERS

Ukraine's strikingly cost-efficient drones are getting the $7 billion boost they need for mass production

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A drone pilot operates an FPV drone during a training flight in August 2025.
Ukraine's decentralized drone industry is driven by a network of military units and private manufacturers who are connected via a market-like network.

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'AMERICA'S DARKEST DAY': See newspaper headlines from around the world after 9/11

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new york post september 11
The day after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in New York City, newspapers captured the shock and horror.

New York Post

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