US forces are locked in air-defense battles, fending off attacks on American bases amid the fighting with Iran, official says

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An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 151, launches from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the Arabian Sea, February 15, 2026.

Read Trump's full speech announcing military action against Iran. He warned 'American heroes may be lost.'

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A screen grab from a video released by President Trump
A screen grab from a video released by President Trump

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It's not just Harvard. The Pentagon is barring troops from attending more Ivy League schools and other top universities.

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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has moved to bar troops from attending more elite schools.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has moved to bar troops from attending more elite schools.

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The US Army wants to track ammo and supplies at war like you'd track an Amazon package

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A soldier sits at a desk and looks at a computer inside a tent.
NGC2 has been developed through an iterative process involving soldiers, leadership, and command.

US Army photo by Spc. Samuel Brandon

Ukraine says its homegrown Flamingo missiles flew nearly 900 miles to strike an Iskander factory deep inside Russia

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A Tomahawk missile is seen mounted on a factory platform.
Ukraine has been touting the Flamingo as an alternative or complement to the long-range Tomahawk.

Efrem Lukatsky/AP Photo

Shield AI says its Hivemind AI pilot just flew a drone vying to become a future Air Force uncrewed wingman

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A grey and blue aircraft flies against a clear blue sky.
Hivemind flew Anduril's YFQ-44A aircraft for the first time in a test over the Mojave Desert.

Shield AI

How the Pentagon picks what drones to buy in a Chinese-dominated market

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A small quadcopter drone flies in a blue sky with a trail of smoke behind it.
The Blue UAS List has a rigorous process for selecting drones that US military personnel can use.

US Army photo by Staff Sgt. Anthony Herrera

Medal of Honor pilot was hit repeatedly by machine-gun fire during the Maduro raid, Trump says, revealing mission details

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President Trump awarded the Medal of Honor to Army Chief Warrant Officer 5 Eric Slover during his Tuesday evening State of the Union address.
President Trump awarded the Medal of Honor to Army Chief Warrant Officer 5 Eric Slover during his Tuesday evening State of the Union address.

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NATO's falling behind in the race to build icebreakers, critical tools for a war in the Arctic

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An Icebreaker making the path for a cargo ship with an iceberg in the background near a port on the Alexandra Land island near Nagurskoye, Russia, Monday, May 17, 2021.
An icebreaker makes a path for a cargo ship near Russia.

AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko

Ukrainian soldiers are forced to heavily rely on drones, even when other weapons might work better

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Four figures in camouflage around a large black drone in a field
The drone fight is rapidly evolving, and schools need to stay on top of its developments.

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