Ukraine's new defense minister just outlined how dire its troop shortage has become

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A Ukrainian soldier walks above a snow-covered trench in Kharkiv.
Ukrainian infantry soldiers from the 156th Brigade train at a snow-covered training ground in Kharkiv in late 2025.

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Medics aren't seeing many gunshot wounds in Ukraine. It's blast and shrapnel injuries in a 'war of remote destruction.'

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A black quadcopter drone drops a blue-colored cylindrical object in a pale blue sky
Drones dropping grenades are now the kind of weapons causing injuries in Ukraine.

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The US Army had a change of heart about getting rid of its special horse units

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Soldiers and horses of the Army's Washington, DC-based caisson detachment, the unit which performs funeral ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery, participate in the Middleburg Holiday Parade in Middleburg, Virginia, Dec.

I flew drones on Ukraine's fiercest battlefield. The last few months laid bare the limits of today's drone warfare.

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Dimko Zhluktenko, with a jungle hat and protective glasses, is seen sitting with his gear in a forest.
Dimko Zhluktenko is a sergeant in the Unmanned Systems Forces of Ukraine.

Dimko Zhluktenko

Trump's message to defense contractors: There might be a lot more money coming, but only if you deliver

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A newly produced Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter at a hangar in Fort Worth, Texas
A newly produced Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter at a hangar in Fort Worth, Texas

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US forces launched from the Navy's most advanced aircraft carrier to seize another blockade-breaking oil tanker

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An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 9, lands on the flight deck of the world's largest aircraft carrier, Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), after a right of visit boarding operation while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, Jan. 7, 2026.
An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter lands on the flight deck of the carrier USS Gerald R. Ford this week.

US Navy photo

The US military's annual suicide report is missing, and the Pentagon isn't offering any answers

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The Pentagon's annual report on military suicides serves as an important measure of accountability.
The Pentagon's annual report on military suicides serves as an important measure of accountability.

Senior Airman Karla Parra/US Air Force

$14 billion AI startup Mistral — Europe's answer to OpenAI — lands French military deal as the region bets on homegrown tech

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Mistral logo
Mistral scored a major win after France's military picked the homegrown AI startup over US tech giants.

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The military is running out of teenagers to recruit — and old-school methods to reach them are failing

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A young person watching a military recruiter on social media.

Matt Rota for BI

Military recruiting is on the upswing, but many recruiters say it's never been harder to get young people interested in service.

Ukraine's top general says that drones are now taking out Russia's soldiers as fast as it gets new ones into battle

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Two men in camouflage gear kneel outside working on a large grey winged drone with a snark's face painted on the front of it
Ukraine's drone army, and the number of targets its hitting, are growing

ALINA SMUTKO/REUTERS

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