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.

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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

Machine gunners going head-to-head with Russian drones are getting new interceptors for the hard-to-reach threats

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Soldiers of a mobile anti-aircraft brigade prepare a 12.7mm calibre heavy machine gun near a training field in the Khmelnytsky region, on July 8, 2024.
Russia's Shahed drones are increasingly becoming a headache for Ukraine's mobile air defense units.

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NATO's style of destroying Russian drones in Poland was 'not the way' to effectively defend its skies, Zelenskyy says

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Firefighters work on the destroyed roof of a house, after Russian drones violated Polish airspace during an attack on Ukraine.
Firefighters work on the destroyed roof of a house, after Russian drones violated Polish airspace during an attack on Ukraine on Wednesday.

Kacper Pempel/REUTERS

Top Ukrainian commander says drones hit over 67,000 Russian targets in a month, offering a look into the onslaught

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Soldiers from a fiber-optic drone unit of the 93rd Brigade test drones before heading to the front lines in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on June 17, 2025.
Ukraine's top commander said his forces have used drones to hit nearly 70,000 Russian targets in recent weeks.

Anadolu/Anadolu via Getty Images

Ukraine's new interceptor drones destroyed 150 of Russia's long-range UAVs in a single night, Zelenskyy says

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This view shows an interceptor FPV-drone during its flight, in an undisclosed location in Dnipropetrovsk region.
Ukraine is rushing to build new interceptor drones at scale to counter Russia's growing Shahed waves.

Valentyn Ogirenko/REUTERS

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