Satellite images of the secretive US military base at the center of a new Trump controversy

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A satellite image showing various aircraft sitting on tarmac near runways surrounded by greenery.
Satellite imagery from 2025 shows bombers and aircraft at Diego Garcia.

Planet Labs PBC

Ukraine's pay-per-kill system against Russian Shaheds helped it get 40,000 interceptor drones in a month, official says

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A Ukrainian man holds up a two-foot interceptor, which features a dome-shaped head and four propellers.
Ukrainians have been developing interceptor drones as a counter to large-scale Shahed waves.

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Ukraine burned nearly $100 million worth of missiles in a single night battling a Russian barrage, Zelenskyy says

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Ukrainian servicemen shoot down a Russian missile during an attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, January 20, 2026.
Ukrainian forces shoot down a Russian missile over Kyiv on Tuesday.

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Ukrainian soldiers surprised a robot maker by using a drone to drop one of its bots into battle

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A black drone with mutiple rotors in the air above a grassy ground with a blue but cloudy sky
A Ukrainian unit used a drone to bring a ground robot closer to Russia's forces.

Florent VERGNES / AFP

Ukraine's elite Alpha unit dealt a $4 billion blow to Russian air defenses last year, security forces say

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A large green air defense system on a city road at night with figures in blue camouflage standing beside it
Ukraine said Russia's advanced S-400 air defense system was among those damaged and destroyed by its "Alpha" unit.

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Russia is pushing to build 1,000 of its localized Iranian Shahed drones every day, Ukraine's military chief says

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Geran-2 drones lie on a cobblestone street in Kyiv.
Geran-2 drones are, for now, the most commonly used Shahed-type drone deployed by Russia to attack Ukraine.

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Stars and Stripes staff fear the Pentagon is coming for the newspaper — and their jobs

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Stars and Stripes newspaper
Stars and Stripes newspaper

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After the reveal of Sikorsky's pilotless Black Hawk, European rival Leonardo just flew its new uncrewed helicopter design

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A green-colored helicopter in the sky that has no windows
The Royal Navy called Leonardo's Proteus a new step in British aviation history.

Royal Navy

Macron says Ukraine now relies on France, instead of the US, for intelligence

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French President Emmanuel Macron delivers his New Year's address to the armed forces at the Istres military air force base.
French President Emmanuel Macron said his country is now providing Ukraine with "two-thirds" of its intelligence.

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US planning for the Maduro raid eyed a time when much of the Venezuelan military was expected to be on holiday, memo reveals

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Soldiers take part in the Independence Day military parade in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, July 5, 2025.
The US initially planned its raid into Venezuela at a time when soldiers would be on leave, a newly released memo reveals.

AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez

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