Poland activates its air force after a Russian cruise missile violated its airspace during a huge attack on Ukraine

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An explosion of a missile is seen in the sky over the city during a Russian missile strike in Kyiv, Ukraine March 24, 2024.
An explosion of a missile is seen in the sky over the city during a Russian missile strike in Kyiv, Ukraine March 24, 2024.

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Ukraine's Patriot kills of Russian planes and missiles have turned a US air-defense weapon with a troubled past into a hero

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German soldiers prepare a Patriot missile launching system on snowy ground and against a grey sky
Members of the German Bundeswehr prepare a Patriot missile launching system in December 2012.

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Close US partners in the Middle East demand air defenses after Iranian drone attacks

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Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched missiles on Jan. 15 that struck buildings in Erbil, Iraq, killing four people.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched missiles on Jan. 15 that struck buildings in Erbil, Iraq, killing four people.

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The US Navy needs more counter-drone tech to stop a growing Middle East threat

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Amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland disabled an unmanned aerial vehicle with a solid state laser during a demonstration in 2020.
Amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland disabled an unmanned aerial vehicle with a solid state laser during a demonstration in 2020.

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A Houthi missile got so close to a US destroyer the warship turned to a last resort gun system to shoot it down: report

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A Phalanx Close-In Weapons system on the US destroyer Gravely downed an incoming Houthi cruise missile on Tuesday. This image shows the CIWS during a live-fire practice by a guided-missile cruiser in November 2023.
A Phalanx Close-In Weapons system on the US destroyer Gravely downed an incoming Houthi cruise missile on Tuesday.

Russia made a flashy upgrade to its cruise missiles since Ukraine shot down so many — but it likely won't help

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A plane in the sky dropping a Kh-101 cruise missile
A Kh-101 cruise missile fired in Syria in a video shared by Russia's defense ministry in 2017.

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Russia has shifted beyond its 'stupid' missile attack strategy, and it is bad news for Ukraine

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Russian Kalibr cruise missile in Kharkiv
A fragment of a Russian Kalibr missile in front of the Kharkiv Regional Administration building in Kharkiv on July 11, 2023

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From KFC to rockets, how the massive Gaza tunnel network kept evolving

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Tunnels have run under Gaza for decades. But when Hamas took over, the underground network expanded into what Israel calls its biggest military threat. We decoded the long history of the Gaza tunnels to find out what makes it so hard to destroy.

Russia hacked Kyiv surveillance cameras to pick targets for its huge missile attack, Ukraine's security service says

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A woman in a dark coat stands on torn-up ground and looks up a heavily damaged multistory building
A woman looks at her apartment building heavily damaged by a Russian missile strike in Kyiv, Ukraine January 2, 2024.

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The Air Force said its nuclear missile capsules were 'free of health hazards.' But documents show the hidden toxic risks missileers were exposed to on the job.

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a woman holds an Air Force sweater
Doreen Jenness, the widow of Air Force Capt. Jason Jenness, clutches one of Jason's sweatshirts.

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