Ukraine's deep drone strike into Russia hit an airfield housing fighter-bombers able to drop punishing glide bombs

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Sukhoi Su-34 bombers drop bombs during the Keys to the Sky competition at the International Army Games 2017 at the Ashuluk shooting range outside Astrakhan.
Sukhoi Su-34 bombers drop bombs during the Keys to the Sky competition at the International Army Games 2017 at the Ashuluk shooting range outside Astrakhan.

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I'm a US Army sniper in the Arctic, a beast of a place that can chew up even the strongest soldiers

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Staff Sgt. Phillip Cho holding a sniper rifle.
Cho told Business Insider the Arctic can be an challenging beast, but soldiers can thrive in it like any other environment.

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NATO's plan to Trump-proof Ukraine aid shows just how worried US allies are about the future of American leadership

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NATO is trying to Trump-proof future aid to Ukraine, a move that reflects growing anxieties about America's deepening political divide.

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It looks like Russia is trying to overrun Ukrainian defenses with mechanized assaults before mud and more weapons can wreck its plans, analysts say

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Smoke rises after tank firing in the direction of Bakhmut, where clashes between Russia and Ukraine continue to take place, in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on February 11, 2024.
Smoke rises after tank firing in the direction of Bakhmut, where clashes between Russia and Ukraine continue to take place, in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on February 11, 2024.

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As it looks to keep its edge over rivals, the US Navy's biggest shipbuilding projects are delayed by years, new review finds

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Ships with the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group and John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group transit the Philippine Sea during dual carrier operations, Nov. 16, 2018.
Ships with the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group and John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group transit the Philippine Sea during dual carrier operations, Nov. 16, 2018.

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F-35 Lightning II fighter jets can finally fly in lightning after years of dodging storms

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A USN F-35 C appears in the Pacific Air Show on September 29, 2023 in HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA.
A USN F-35 C appears in the Pacific Air Show on September 29, 2023 in HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA.

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60 bundles of food fell into the sea as a US military C-130 aircraft attempted to drop aid into war-torn Gaza

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US Central Command and the Royal Jordanian Air Force conduct a combined humanitarian assistance airdrop to Northern Gaza to provide essential relief to civilians affected by the ongoing Israeli attacks on March 5, 2024, in Tampa, Florida, United States.
US Central Command and the Royal Jordanian Air Force conduct a combined humanitarian assistance airdrop to Northern Gaza to provide essential relief to civilians affected by the ongoing Israeli attack

Ukrainian forces low on just about everything they need shut down a large Russian mechanized assault in a telling front-line fight

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Ukrainian servicemen fire an artillery in the direction of Siversk, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on April 01, 2024.
Ukrainian servicemen fire an artillery in the direction of Siversk, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on April 01, 2024.

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How Taiwan could depend on one of the cheapest naval tactics to stop a Chinese invasion

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A brigade of the army under the Eastern Theater Command and a department of the Navy carry out a multi-subject combat training in a sea area in Zhangzhou, Fujian province, China, Aug 27, 2022.
A brigade of the army under the Eastern Theater Command and a department of the Navy carry out a multi-subject combat training in a sea area in Zhangzhou, Fujian province, China, Aug 27, 2022.

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Ukraine says Russia in less than a week hit it with 700 glide bombs, weapons that can really only be beaten by killing the planes

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A Russian Sukhoi Su-34 fighter-bomber fires missiles during the Aviadarts competition, as part of the International Army Games 2021, at the Dubrovichi range outside Ryazan, Russia Aug. 27, 2021.
A Russian Sukhoi Su-34 fighter-bomber fires missiles during the Aviadarts competition, as part of the International Army Games 2021, at the Dubrovichi range outside Ryazan, Russia Aug. 27, 2021.

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