Total air defense is effectively impossible. In a major war, the West may have to make hard choices.

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Two figures in camouflage stand with their backs turned in a foggy area looking at a large piece of weaponry
The West has strong air defense systems, but would still have to make choices about where to protect in a large-scale war.

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How US Army soldiers in Europe are readying for a possible trench war with Russia

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Business Insider got exclusive access to see how the US Army's Germany-based 2nd Cavalry Regiment is training for a possible war with Russia.

Russia loaded its cheap 'Molniya' strike drones with extra batteries and high-def cameras, turning them into recon tools

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A Russian Molniya drone.
Russia has modified its Molniya drones to enable them to conduct reconnaissance missions.

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Russia is adding fiber-optic cables to its cheap 'Molniya' strike drones, making them unjammable

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A Russian Molniya drone above the battlefield in Ukraine.
A Russian Molniya drone.

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The West is embracing drone crashes and losses as the costs of learning — but with limits

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A man looks at a screen sitting in a field with a black drone in the air above him
Ukraine's experience of drone warfare is pushing allies to train for it, and treat drones differently from other weaponry.

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NATO is stepping up its Arctic patrols. A key goal is getting eyes on Russian subs before they can disappear into deep water.

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Russian submarines sail during the annual Navy Day parade in the far eastern port city of Vladivostok, Russia, July 30, 2023.
NATO officials say there has been an uptick in Russian submarine activity in the North Atlantic in recent years.

REUTERS/Tatiana Meel

Satellite images show Russia expanding a new front-line drone base in occupied Ukraine

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An overview of the Donetsk airport in eastern Ukraine in March 2026.
Russia has converted the Donetsk airport into a drone base.

Satellite image ©2026 Vantor.

Putin eyes 'more profitable' markets for Russian gas amid Middle East chaos

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Russia's President Vladimir Putin a
Russian President Vladimir Putin is positioning Russia to benefit from tighter LNG markets.

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The oil price spike won't fix Russia's strained finances, an analyst says

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Russia's President Vladimir Putin
Higher oil prices typically boost President Vladimir Putin's budget, which helps finance Russia's war in Ukraine.

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Used by Iran, Russia, and now the US, the cheap Shahed is reshaping modern war

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Men in camouflage stand in front of a green armored vehicle holding a damaged large black drone on its side, under a sunny sky
Iran's Shahed drones are used in the Middle East, its Russian copy has been devastating in Ukraine, and now the US has a version.

ROMAN PILIPEY/AFP via Getty Images

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