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.

The US military flew an experimental, hybrid-electric stealth drone shaped like the B-2 Spirit

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The XRQ-73 taking off.
The XRQ-73 flew in April in California, DARPA said.

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Trump says US forces pulled off a high-risk rescue of a downed airman being hunted 'deep inside' Iran

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A US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to the 336th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron takes off at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 13, 2025.
The crew of a US F-15 have been recovered by American forces from inside Iran.

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How Army paratroopers heading to Iran are trained to jump from airplanes

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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.

The US is sending a new drone-killer to the Middle East. It's logged over 1,000 Shahed intercepts over Ukraine.

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Two soldiers prepare the AS3 Surveyor interceptor.
A Polish Army soldier prepares an AS3 Surveyor interceptor drone.

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Russian war bloggers are watching the US' new LUCAS drones — and fretting about Starshield terminals

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A Low-Cost Unmanned Aircraft System lifts off with jet propulsion from a ship's deck.
A Low-Cost Unmanned Aircraft System takes off in December from a US Independence-class littoral combat ship.

U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kayla McGuire

Satellite photos capture devastation at Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei's residence after US and Israeli strikes

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The burning roofs of several buildings can be seen in this satellite image over Tehran.
A cropped photo of the Leadership House in Tehran after the Saturday strikes.

Pléiades Neo (c) Airbus DS 2026

Israel releases the first video footage of its strikes on Iran, saying the clips show it attacking missile launchers

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An infrared or thermal camera looks over a missile launcher.
A screenshot of clips that the IDF said were filmed from its attacks on a site in Iran.

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A second airspace mix-up is unfolding over Texas as lawmakers say the US military shot down a Border Protection drone

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A US Border Patrol vehicle sits next to a road near Fort Hancock.
Three lawmakers said the Customs and Border Protection drone was shot down by a "high risk" counter-drone system.

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