The new era of drone warfare is creating a new level of risk for civilians, even when they're not the target

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A large black drone on the ground, with a man in camouflage bending beside it and gesturing to a small metal drum-shaped object beside it
Shahed-style drones are being used in huge volumes by Russia and Iran, and shooting them down can cause problems.

AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky

How Big Tech data centers become a military target during the war in Iran

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Dubai data center strikes
Jebel Ali port was also hit during an Iranian attack.

Raghed Waked/Reuters

Ukrainian troops say their hard-won lessons on Iranian Shaheds apply far beyond their war at home

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A damaged large black drone and other scraps lying in a field with two men standing beside holding a white tarp
Ukraine has developed new ways to take down Shahed-style drones. Now the US is facing Shaheds in the Middle East.

Ivan SAMOILOV / AFP via Getty Images

Top American admiral in the Middle East says the US struck an Iranian drone carrier. He said 'it's on fire.'

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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 support of Operation Epic Fury, Feb. 28, 2026.
An F/A-18E Super Hornet takes off to support combat operations against Iran.

US Navy photo

The Iran war is seeing big combat and weapons firsts. Here are the standouts so far.

Tech Insider : Business
A man stands on the deck of an aircraft carrier as an F-35 flies by.
The war in Iran has seen some landmark firsts and historic events.

US Navy photo

Missiles are flying across the Middle East — and the air defense price tag is getting heavier

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A MIM-104 Patriot Surface-to-Air Missile System assigned to the 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade fires during a joint live-fire exercise with military members from the Royal Netherlands Ground-based Air Defense Command at McGregor Range, N.M., May 11, 2024.
The MIM-104 Patriot system has been a key air defense system in the Middle East.

US Army photo by Sgt. David Rincon

Americans stranded in the Middle East say they've had little US government help: 'I felt betrayed and left out to dry'

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Tourists abu dhabi

Ryan Lim / AFP via Getty Images

The Iran war is becoming a proving ground for the newest US weapons

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A US military video shows a PrSM missile launch.
A Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) launch.

US Central Command/Screengrab via X

The war with Iran is more evidence that winning the fights you can't see is critical in modern combat

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Two F-35 aircraft sit on an aircraft carrier surrounded by munitions. The sun is setting in the background.
The US used layered, non-kinetic effects including electronic warfare in the initial phase of Operation Epic Fury.

US Navy photo

Multiple US embassies told Americans they could not evacuate or help them get out of the Middle East

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Tehran
The US and Israel launched major strikes on Iran over the weekend, leading to retaliatory attacks across the Middle East from the Iranian military.

Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Images

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