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.

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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.

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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.

Photo by FLORENT VERGNES/AFP via Getty Images

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

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