Ukraine's counteroffensive raises doubts about whether the US and Western militaries are training their troops for the right kind of war

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A soldier gives instructions to a tank crew during an exercise in Ukraine on May 5.

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Ukrainian army tests new Western weapons as NATO boosts supplies

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The Ukrainian army is testing new Western weapons. The NATO secretary-general arrived in Kyiv to talk about new military contracts.

Cheap drones and expensive missiles mean there's no more 'safe rear areas' in wartime, top NATO general says

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Ukrainian personnel near a projectile in a road after Russian shelling in Kramatorsk on September 2.

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As Russia's war in Ukraine drags on, Kyiv's neighbors are loading up on new high-tech military gear

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Polish troops in the Armed Forces Day Parade in Warsaw on August 15.

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Worried about vulnerable airbases, a US ally landed a F-35A stealth fighter on a highway for the first time in NATO's newest member

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Norwegian F-35A performing a "touch and go" on highway in Finland for the first time.

Ole Andreas Vekve, Norwegian Armed Forces

NATO's 2 least-friendly members have a history of aerial showdowns, and they're both about to get new stealth jets

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a TF KAAN during a ceremony in Ankara on May 1.

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Ukraine's front-line forces aren't advancing as much as 'hoped' in the face of tough Russian defenses, but they're gaining ground, about 300 feet per day, NATO chief says

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Ukrainian soldiers fire a mortar towards Russian positions at the front line, near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Saturday, Aug. 12 2023.
Ukrainian soldiers fire a mortar towards Russian positions at the front line, near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Saturday, Aug. 12 2023.

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As Ukraine's air force dodges Russian missiles, the US and its allies are practicing to keep their jets flying while under attack

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A technician refuels a US F-16 during exercise Astral Knight 23 Part 6 at Šiauliai Air Base in Lithuania on August 22.

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NATO-trained Ukrainian recruits admit they're being overpowered by Russia's battle-hardened troops in the northern sector, Kyiv Independent reports

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A Ukrainian serviceman smokes a cigarette in a trench at the front line east of Kharkiv.

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Huge purchases of tanks and helicopters suggest Poland is borrowing a battlefield idea from the US Army

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Poland Mariusz Blaszczak Abrams tank
Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak at a ceremony for the delivery of 14 US-made Abrams tanks in Szczecin on June 28.

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