The US and Pacific ally Japan are teaming up to defeat new hypersonic missiles that right now are basically unstoppable

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A Sabre short-range ballistic missile launches in June 2017 at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, for a test of the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement, an advanced missile defense system.

Russian vs. Western-made tanks in the Ukraine war

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Tanks are the apex predator on Ukraine's battlefields, with modern Western tanks facing off against Soviet-designed relics. But which country has the power?

This year's biggest air battles are showing the US what it could need most in a missile war with China

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A missile launches from a US Navy warship in the Red Sea in February.
A missile launches from a US Navy warship in the Red Sea in February.

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Russia's defense ministry is now helmed by an economist, showing Putin's 'nerds' are performing better than his 'jocks': analyst

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Russia's President Vladimir Putin.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin.

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The US Air Force is teaching AI to navigate aircraft in case GPS gets taken out in a future fight

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A Boeing C-17 Globemaster III military cargo plane of the United States Air Force (USAF) takes off from Vilnius International Airport on July 08, 2023 in Vilnius, Lithuania.
A Boeing C-17 Globemaster III military cargo plane of the United States Air Force (USAF) takes off from Vilnius International Airport on July 08, 2023 in Vilnius, Lithuania.

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Putin's latest political move shows Russia's wartime economy is here to stay

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Andrey Belousov in 2017.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Andrey Belousov in 2017.

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Russia's jamming of American weapons in Ukraine is showing the US what it needs to be ready for in a future fight

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A rocket being launched from a HIMARS launcher.
M142 HIMARS launches a rocket on Russian position on December 29, 2023 in Unspecified, Ukraine.

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Biden threatens to cut Israel off from bombs and artillery shells if they invade Rafah

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President Joe Biden has become increasingly frustrated with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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About half of the North Korean missiles Russia fired at Ukraine flew off course and exploded in the air, official says

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Fragments of what may be non-Russian missiles, which Russia used to attack the city are seen on January 6, 2024 in Kharkiv, Ukraine.
Fragments of what may be non-Russian missiles, which Russia used to attack the city are seen on January 6, 2024 in Kharkiv, Ukraine.

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AI 'pilots' are getting so good they're sometimes beating humans in dogfights

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F-16 fighter jets
Some AI-controlled F-16 fighter jets (not pictured) are already outperforming human pilots in dogfights.

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