China's newest aircraft carrier just launched a stealth jet with an electromagnetic catapult, marking a major capability jump

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An aerial drone photo shows China's third aircraft carrier, the Fujian
An aerial drone photo shows China's third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, during its maiden sea trials.

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A US startup wants to build a giant military cargo plane that can fit 4 F-35 stealth fighters inside

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Radia WindRunner cargo plane
A rendering of Radia's giant cargo plane that measures 356-feet long.

Radia

How this 106-year-old World War II Navy vet survived a kamikaze attack

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Of the more than 11 million American armed service members who served during World War II, only about 66,000 are still alive today.

Ukraine's drone war is accelerating

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Ukrainian soldier using VR technology.
A drone pilot from the 65th Brigade works at a training site in the Zaporizhzhia region.

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This story originally appeared in Politico Magazine and appears on Business Insider through the Axel Springer Global Reporters Network.

US military bases are getting new high-tech 'flyaway kits' to deal with drones. Here's what's in them.

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A US soldier carries an Anduril Ghost X drone in Germany in February 2025.
A US soldier carries an Anduril Ghost X drone in Germany in February 2025.

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NATO F-35 stealth fighters scrambled to repel the Russian MiG-31s that breached alliance airspace

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Three U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning II jets assigned to Luke Air Force Base fly in formation while waiting for in-flight refueling over Oregon, April 30, 2025.
The F-35 is widely considered the world's top fighter aircraft.

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The world feared Ukraine would fall to Russia in days. Now it's teaching NATO forces how to fight a new kind of war.

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A Ukrainian mobile fire group opens fire into the sky.
Ukraine has been sending out machine gun crews with trucks to take down Shaheds, a tactic born out of necessity.

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A new uranium processing facility for US nukes is late and billions over budget as the old one crumbles, watchdog reports

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A processing machine for uranium and a bomb are seen on display in a museum.
The Y-12 National Security Complex was built during the Manhattan Project to produce enriched uranium for nuclear bombs.

Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times

Putin said he's eying higher taxes on the rich to bankroll the Ukraine war and pointed to a precedent set by the US

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Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech.
Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Russia has been hiring 20,000 Cuban mercenaries to fight against Ukraine, Kyiv's military intelligence says

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People with Russian flags look at the Russian nuclear-powered submarine Kazan arriving in Havana in 2024.
People with Russian flags look at the Russian nuclear-powered submarine Kazan arriving in Havana in 2024.

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