A Marine commander tried to kill off mustaches with a mass-shave order. It didn't last long.

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Marines with 3rd Marine Division shave off their mustaches to begin a unit mustache growing contest on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Nov. 1, 2018.
Marines with 3rd Marine Division shave off their mustaches to begin a unit mustache growing contest on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Nov. 1, 2018.

Sgt. Ricky Gomez/US Marine Corps

Germany's first permanent brigade abroad since WWII built its war kit for NATO's eastern edge by watching Ukraine

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An armored vehicle driving on a dusty road with camoflage netting on top
The Puma S1 infantry fighting vehicle is among the assets the German brigade is bringing to Lithuania.

Sean Gallup/Getty Images

As drones disrupted Danish airports, they also turned up at an F-35 stealth fighter base

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Two grey fighter jets on a runway with grass in the foreground and trees behind them
F-35 fighter jet pictured at the Skrydstrup base of the Royal Danish Air Force in Denmark in September 2023, the same base where Denmark reported drones.

BO AMSTRUP/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images

The US Army's recent drone wins hint at how far behind it is

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A soldier wearing camouflage stands with his back to the camera holding a small black drone in his right hand. In the background, a blurry road, trees and grass, and the front of a vehicle are seen in the rain.
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US Army photo by Spc. Josefina Garcia

China's newest aircraft carrier just launched a stealth jet with an electromagnetic catapult, marking a major capability jump

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An aerial drone photo shows China's third aircraft carrier, the Fujian
An aerial drone photo shows China's third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, during its maiden sea trials.

Pu Haiyang/Xinhua via Getty Images

US military bases are getting new high-tech 'flyaway kits' to deal with drones. Here's what's in them.

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A US soldier carries an Anduril Ghost X drone in Germany in February 2025.
A US soldier carries an Anduril Ghost X drone in Germany in February 2025.

Armin Weigel/AFP via Getty Images

The world feared Ukraine would fall to Russia in days. Now it's teaching NATO forces how to fight a new kind of war.

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A Ukrainian mobile fire group opens fire into the sky.
Ukraine has been sending out machine gun crews with trucks to take down Shaheds, a tactic born out of necessity.

Oxana Chorna/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images

A new uranium processing facility for US nukes is late and billions over budget as the old one crumbles, watchdog reports

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A processing machine for uranium and a bomb are seen on display in a museum.
The Y-12 National Security Complex was built during the Manhattan Project to produce enriched uranium for nuclear bombs.

Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times

High costs and long waits for popular US-made Patriots just drove a NATO ally to pick a European rival

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A Patriot launcher firing an interceptor in a field.
A Patriot launcher fires an interceptor missile during an exercise in New Mexico.

US Army photo by Sgt. David Rincon

The US fired $500 million in top interceptors defending Israel from missile attacks, new documents show

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A missile being launched, producing fire and smoke.
A THAAD interceptor is launched from the Reagan Test Site at Kwajalein Atoll in the Republic of the Marshall Islands in August 2019.

Missile Defense Agency

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