It looks like jam-proof drones, a Ukraine war battlefield scourge, showed up at the US Navy's Silent Swarm exercise

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A small, black fiber-optic first-person view drone sits on rocks at a beach, with waves and a blue sky in the background.
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US Air National Guard photo by 1st. Lt. Elise Wahlstrom

How the Green Berets actually work, according to a former special forces operative

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Captain Benjamin "Ben" Harrow is a decorated US Army Green Beret. A former collegiate lacrosse player, he trained at West Point and served as an infantry officer and special forces detachment commander during deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan.

Price hike on US weapons sales to Europe may pay for American 'air cover' for Ukraine, Treasury says

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Exercise Artemis Strike is a German-led tactical live fire exercise with live Patriot and Stinger missiles at the NATO Missile Firing Installation in Chania, Greece from Oct. 31-Nov. 09.
The US Army is learning from Ukraine's use of the Patriot surface-to-air missile system.

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How much can you make in the military? US officers can earn up to a $225,000 salary plus benefits

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Military member pledging allegiance
Top-ranking officers can make up to $225k as a salary.

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Russia is experimenting in Ukraine's robot war with uncrewed rocket launchers, hoverboards, and a box on wheels

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Two Russian TOS-1A multiple-launch rocket systems navigate muddy terrain.
A Russian firm is reportedly working on an uncrewed version of the TOS-1A multiple-launch rocket system, pictured here, among other ground-based drones that the Kremlin is trialing.

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China's catastrophic South China Sea crash shows how dangerous high-risk moves at sea can be

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A screenshot of a video showing a Chinese Navy vessel and Chinese Coast Guard vessel crashing into one another in the sea. The video is filming from a fishing boat. The sky is blue with some clouds in the background.
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Jay Tarriela, Philippine Coast Guard Spokesperson

A Ukrainian weapons maker is building a new unjammable drone with a 100-kilometer reach. It says 'the war has changed.'

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An FPV drone controlled via a fiber-optic cable flies during Ukrainian military training on January 29, 2025, in Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine.
Fiber-optic drones have emerged as one of the deadliest threats on the battlefield in Ukraine.

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Elon Musk's DOGE threw government contracts into chaos. This startup is cashing in.

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Two young people sit on a couch on a city sidewalk.
Legalist founders Eva Shang and Christian Haigh.

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Ukraine says its forces bombed a Russian ship carrying Iranian ammo as it ramps up deep-strike operations

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The Port Olya 4 passes through the Suez Canal in Egypt.
The Russian cargo vessel Port Olya 4.

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Russia improved its missiles. Now, Ukraine's Patriots are struggling to consistently shoot them down, defense intel says.

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A Patriot missile system fires at a live-fire missile range near Capu Midia, Romania, Jun. 19, 2019 during exercise Shabla 19.
The US Army is learning from watching how Ukraine uses its Patriot air defense systems.

Capt. Aaron Smith/174 Air Defense Artillery Brigade

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