NATO is planning a fleet of sea drones to protect critical underwater infrastructure

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A Sea Baby drone moves through the water during a presentation by Ukraine's Security Service in the Kyiv region, Ukraine on March 5.
NATO is planning a fleet of sea drones meant to monitor threats to critical underwater infrastructure.

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The leader of South Korea's opposition first thought the president's martial law declaration was a deepfake

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Main opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung (C) speaks during a rally against President Yoon Suk Yeol at the National Assembly in Seoul on December 4, 2024, after martial law was lifted in South Korea
Main opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung thought the declaration was initially a deepfake.

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November was the most costly month of the war for Russia in terms of average daily dead and injured: UK intel

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People in military gear and helmets and holding firearms jump off the top of a tank in a field
Russian servicemen jump off a T-90M Proryv tank during combat training in an undisclosed location in Ukraine.

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War in Ukraine would be a tough test of Sweden's Gripen, a jet made for a fight with Russia it's never seen

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A Gripen aircraft performs at an air show in India.

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Ukraine's front-line fighters and dronemakers are trying to crowdfund their way to Russia's defeat through cheap strikes

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Ukrainian dronemakers are crowdfunding to make precision munitions out of commercial parts, sparking a new era of how directly civilians can contribute to the battlefield.

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Israel showed the 'power' of F-35s in destroying nearly all of Iran's air defenses without a loss, UK admiral says

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An F-35 jet flying upward against a blue sky.
Israeli air force F-35s took out the bulk of Iranian air defenses in October, a top UK official said.

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South Korea is reeling after spending hours under a surprise martial law declaration

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Soldiers attempted to enter the National Assembly building in Seoul after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law.

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A US ally in the Pacific spotted a Russian submarine in the contested South China Sea

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A Russian submarine UFA 490 spotted by the Armed Forces of the Philippines on November 28.
The Philippines said it spotted a Russian submarine 80 nautical miles from its coast.

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Putin makes it official: Russia is all in on defense spending

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Russian President Vladimir Putin approved a record defense budget for 2025.

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Russia wants its pro-war bloggers to identify themselves by 2025. Only about 10% of its top channels are complying, analysis says.

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Russian military blogger Mikhail Zvinchuk faces the camera during a Zoom interview with The Washington Post.
Russian military blogger Mikhail Zvinchuk, pictured here, runs the Telegram account Rybar.

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