A new deal gives the US military 'unimpeded access' to Sweden's bases — including a vital outpost in the heart of northern Europe

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A Swedish Gripen E fighter jet over Gotland Island in May 2022.

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The war in Ukraine is driving new interest in wheeled armored vehicles, but it's also putting their weaknesses on display

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A US soldier cleans under a Stryker vehicle at a barracks in Germany in February 2022.

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North and South Korea are taking their missile race underwater. Here's how their new missile-launching submarines stack up

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the launch of a new "tactical nuclear attack submarine" in September.

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Israel's war with Hamas shows why even 50 years of upgrades can't make tanks invulnerable

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A destroyed Israeli tank in Gaza City on October 7.

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After years of building up its navy, Saudi Arabia is testing its new warships with real-world missions

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Royal Saudi Naval Force frigate Makkah in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in November 2022.

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NATO navies are worried about Russia using its unique weapons to pick a fight on territory nobody controls

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An underwater mine is detonated during a NATO exercise in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Latvia in September 2023.

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Russia's huge Air Force is still mostly intact, but it hasn't been building the jets it needs to win on the ground in Ukraine

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A Russian Su-35 downed in Ukraine's Kharkiv region in April 2022.

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Russia and Ukraine are both beefing up their air defenses ahead of another winter of bombardment

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Ukrainian air-defense systems fire into the sky outside Kyiv on November 25.

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With crises brewing around the world, the US's diplomatic 'special agents' are sharpening old skills and learning some new ones

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US Embassy in Kyiv Ukraine
The US Embassy in Kyiv reopened on May 18, 2022, three months after closing due to Russia's invasion.

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With job cuts and drug tests, the Pentagon hopes to prepare its special-ops forces for a new era of warfare

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A West Coast-based member of Naval Special Warfare Command during a water-climb training event in 2014.

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