NATO is pouring new spending into much-needed air defenses. Money alone won't fix the West's problems.

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German and Ukrainian soldiers stand in front of Patriot systems at a military training area in Mecklenburg, Germany, in June 2024.
The West needs more systems like the Patriot air defense missile system.

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What it's like to spend the night aboard a combat-tested US Navy destroyer

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The Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) participates in exercise At-Sea Demonstration (ASD) / Formidable Shield (FS) 2025.
USS Thomas Hudner.

US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jonathan Nye

Ukraine's ground drones work like Lego, with soldiers putting parts together to perform different missions

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A man in camouflage gear stands looking at a large wheeled robot with a machine gun on top in front of a large mound of brown earth
 

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Ukraine says its long-range drones attacked a Russian factory making warheads for its deadly Shaheds

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A Ukrainian officer examines a downed Shahed drone with a thermobaric charge launched by Russia in a research laboratory in an undisclosed location in Ukraine on Nov. 14, 2024.
The Shahed is an Iranian-designed drone that Russia now produces in large quantities at home.

AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky

Europe's drone push exposes gaps in defense readiness

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A Tekever uncrewed aerial vehicle on the ground.
European defense companies like Portugal's Tekever are developing drones used on the battlefield in Ukraine.

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The US Army's done with Humvees and the Robotic Combat Vehicles. Here's what leaders want instead.

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An infantry squad vehicle driving in mud with a forest and overcast sky in the background.
The acquisitions and development process of the Infantry Squad Vehicle boasted many positives, Army leadership said.

US Army Photo by Daryl Averill Jr.

NATO's big $1.4 trillion bet is seeing long-ignored air defenses coming back in a big way

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A Patriot launcher firing an interceptor in a field.
The MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile system is the kind of ground-based air defense system that the West needs more of.

US Army photo by Sgt. David Rincon

What the US Army is flying is around 90% crewed, 10% drone. Leadership wants to flip that.

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ah64 apache attack helicopter
The US Army's aviation portfolio is set for a massive overhaul in the coming years.

Tech. Sgt. Matt Hecht/US Air Force

Israel showed that seizing air superiority isn't gone from modern warfare, but Iran isn't China or Russia

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A woman stands in front of a yellow and white metal barrier in front of two large pieces of weapnry made up of large cylinders pointed towards the sky
China's air defense arsenal includes the HQ-9B surface-to-air missile system and the HQ-19 surface-to-air missile system.

Hector RETAMAL / AFP

National security-focused VC firm America's Frontier Fund is raising $315 million for its debut fund

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The US capitol in Washington, DC.
The US capitol in Washington, DC.

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