US weapons makers are working on making cheaper missiles before a potential war with China exposes a costly weakness

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The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84), launches a Standard Missile 3 to intercept a ballistic missile during At-Sea Demonstration (ASD) / Formidable Shield (FS) 2025.
Navy warships have used the SM-3 to defend Israel from Iranian missile attacks.

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jonathan Nye

A Western trainer says talk of 'golden hour' would be laughable to Ukrainian forces. It's already gone there, and the West may not see it again.

Tech Insider : Business, Politics
A figure in camouflage gear kneels in a trench while holding a firearm, with smoky air and piled-up branches behind him
The UK is training thousands of soldiers under Operation Interflex, and is taking lessons from that and the war with Russia back to its own troops, too.

Joe Giddens/PA Images via Getty Images

The US military wants Shahed-style drones for a Pacific fight. A Virginia company says it has the answer.

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A long-range strike drone takes off from an undisclosed location.
A long-range strike drone developed by Auterion, an American drone software company.

Screengrab/Courtesy of Auterion

Fifth-gen fighters like the F-35 are now the bare minimum needed to get the edge in a modern air war, Royal Air Force officer says

Tech Insider : Business, Environment, Technology
Three grey fighter jets in a grey sky, with the one on top turning on its side
The F-35 is advanced, popular, and capable, but allies are also investing in sixth-generation jets for the needs of future wars.

DIRK WAEM / BELGA MAG / Belga via AFP

Ukraine just got a whole lot closer to getting Gripen fighter jets built for battling Russia

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FILE PHOTO: A Swedish Air Force Saab JAS 39 Gripen fighter jet flies during a media day, illustrating how NATO Air Policing safeguards the Allies' airspace in the northern and northeastern region of the Alliance, July 4, 2023.
The JAS 39 Gripen is viewed as an ideal fighter jet for Ukraine.

Piroschka Van De Wouw/REUTERS

Ukraine shows off new 'Sea Baby' naval drones decked out with automated machine guns and rocket launchers

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A modified Ukrainian naval drone with rocket launchers is seen in October 2025.
Ukraine's "Sea Baby" naval drones have been modified with new weapons and extended range.

Security Service of Ukraine

A new autonomous fighter jet just broke cover. It's powered by the same AI brain that flew an F-16 through a dogfight.

Tech Insider : Business
Five large black aircraft sitting up on their tails outdoors
Shield AI is promising a fully autonomous fighter jet with its X-BAT.

Shield AI

China's submarines are getting quieter and deadlier in the seas closest to home, analysts warn

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FILE PHOTO: A nuclear-powered Type 094A Jin-class ballistic missile submarine of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy is seen during a military display in the South China Sea April 12, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer
Nuclear-powered Type 094A Jin-class ballistic missile submarine of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy is seen during a military display in the South China Sea

Reuters

Marines say a deployed F-35 stealth fighter squadron clocked nearly 5,000 hours without any mishaps

Tech Insider : Business
Two Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II stealth tigers sit on a tarmac. There is a line of grass in the background.
TK

US Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Landon Lingle

Palmer Luckey says Anduril has an internal 'China 27' strategy to prepare for a war over Taiwan

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Palmer Luckey is pictured.
Palmer Luckey's Spotify includes heavy metal, Celtic punk, and lots of Kelly Clarkson.

PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images

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