The US Air Force's new strategic bomber and ICBM got more money — almost $1 billion —in the government shutdown deal

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A B-21 Raider conducts flight testing, which includes ground testing, taxiing, and flying operations, at Edwards Air Force Base, California.
A B-21 Raider conducts flight testing, which includes ground testing, taxiing, and flying operations, at Edwards Air Force Base, California.

412th Test Wing courtesy photo

The US Army says it's now getting soldiers next-day fixes on new tech rather than making them wait 6 months

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A soldier wearing camouflage kneels in a grassy green field surrounded by rows of dirt and weeds.
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Army Maj. Joel Anderson

A Coast Guard contractor says the government had him fired over Facebook posts about Charlie Kirk. He's suing.

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The US Department of Homeland Security sign is seen on US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Building in Washington D.C., United States on January 5, 2023.
The US Department of Homeland Security sign on US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Building in Washington D.C., United States on January 5, 2023.

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Ukraine wants to build a missile market like it did with drones, top tech official says

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Workers inspect a Flamingo cruise missile at Fire Point's secret factory in Ukraine on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025.
Ukraine recently unveiled its long-range Flamingo cruise missile.

AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky

Russia's unjammable drones are now long-range, and Ukraine's logistics are in danger

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A drone armed with a warhead is flown as pilots of the 28th mechanised brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine test a fibre optic FPV drone with RPG munition on June 18, 2025 near Kostiantynivka, Donetsk Region, Ukraine.
Russia has introduced long-range fiber-optic drones to the battlefield, a top Ukrainian official said.

Kostiantyn Liberov/Libkos/Getty Images

Ukraine's 'Amazon for war' will soon let soldiers buy weapons with points earned for evacuating wounded comrades

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Evacuation robot THeMIS seen on a dusty road during the field tests.
Ukraine will soon award points to soldiers who evacuate their wounded comrades with ground robots.

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Satellite imagery captures destruction at Russia's new drone base after a massive Ukrainian attack

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Donetsk airport on November 8.
Russia converted the Donetsk airport into a drone base.

Satellite image ©2025 Vantor.

Ukraine's first 'drone wall' is about to see action combating menacing Russian threats, its Western maker says

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A Russian-made Shahed drone at the Ammunition graveyard, which serves as storage for physical evidence of Russian war crimes against Kharkiv's civilian population, according to the Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor's Office, at an undisclosed location in Kharkiv in April of 2025.
Atreyd's drone wall will be used against Russian Shahed-type systems.

IMAGO/Andreas Stroh via Reuters Connect

It's that time of year when Marines break out one of their rarest and most 'majestic' uniform accessories

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Retired Marine Colonel Thomas Connally and his wife, Annie Connally, attended a Marine Corps Birthday Ball on Nov 10. 2025. Connally wore his 80-year-old Boat Cloak, one the Corps' rarest uniform items.
Retired Marine Colonel Thomas Connally and his wife, Annie Connally, attended a Marine Corps Birthday Ball on Nov 10. 2025.

The Army’s linking big guns, drones, and AI with its new command system and testing how it’ll fight future wars

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Soldiers stand near an M777 Howitzer artillery piece on a field with a cloudy sky in the background.
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US Army photo by Pvt. Jacob Cruz

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