The 50 most expensive militaries in the world, ranked by defense budget

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In this handout provided by the U.S. Navy, The U.S. Navy's Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, including the flagship USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), left, USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81), front, USS Mahan (DDG 72), back, USS Bainbridge (DDG 96), and embarked Carrier Air Wing Eight F/A-18E/F Super Hornets assigned to Strike Fighter Squadrons 31, 37, 87, and 213, operates as a joint, multi-domain force with a U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress, November 13, 2025. U.S.

Russian high schools now require 17 hours of basic military training classes for 6th to 11th grade

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A Russian teenager looks at his phone while holding a Kalashnikov rifle.
Teenagers examine Kalashnikov assault rifles during a military training lesson in Moscow.

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A Russian warship sailing between England and France fired warning shots near a British civilian yacht

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The Admiral Grigorovich is anchored at a port in Sudan.
The Admiral Grigorovich, pictured here in Sudan, has been sailing in the English Channel as Russia's shadow fleet tankers come under threat from seizure by the UK.

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A Russian governor is ordering companies to choose at least 2 employees as 'candidates' to sign up with the military

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A Russian military serviceman speaks with an attendee at a military festival.
A Russian military serviceman speaks with an attendee at a military festival.

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The 35 countries that spend the most on their militaries, ranked by their defense budget

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In this handout provided by the U.S. Navy, The U.S. Navy's Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, including the flagship USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), left, USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81), front, USS Mahan (DDG 72), back, USS Bainbridge (DDG 96), and embarked Carrier Air Wing Eight F/A-18E/F Super Hornets assigned to Strike Fighter Squadrons 31, 37, 87, and 213, operates as a joint, multi-domain force with a U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress, November 13, 2025. U.S.

Videos show how Ukrainian helicopter crews use machine guns to hunt Russia's exploding Shahed drones

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Thermal imagery from a gun camera aimed at a delta-wing drone.
Thermal camera footage shows the Ukrainian helicopter crew firing at a delta-wing drone.

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A Ukrainian drone pilot found a hidden Russian arsenal, only to discover it was filled with horses and old cars

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Three Lada off-road vehicles can be seen in front of two horses.
Cosmos' drone flew inside a warehouse to spot two horses, several Lada vehicles, and two motorbikes.

82nd Air Assault Brigade

SpaceX has a new way to block Russian Starlink access, and Ukrainians are hailing it as a 'catastrophe' for Moscow

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Ukrainian troops walk past a Starlink terminal in the forest.
Soldiers of the Ukrainian 95th Brigade walk past a Starlink satellite internet receiver.

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Russia's fiercest offensive last year still moved more slowly than WWI's Battle of the Somme, analysts say

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Two Russian soldiers ride on a motorbike coverd in winter camo netting.
Military engineers from Russia's Southern Military District conduct training in early 2026.

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10 highlights from Russia's annual review of its war in Ukraine

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Russia's leader, Vladimir Putin, and Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov attend an expanded meeting of the Russian Defence Ministry Board at the National Defence Control Centre in Moscow.
Russia's leader, Vladimir Putin, attended a presentation by the country's defense minister recapping the Kremlin''s war performance this year.

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