US military equipment pours into Israel, 45 cargo planes loaded with armaments sent to IDF

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The IDF fires artillery shells into Gaza on October 11 as fighting between Israeli troops and Hamas militants continues.
The IDF fires artillery shells into Gaza on October.

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Captured Hamas weapons hint that if Israeli forces invade Gaza, they could face a deadly improvised bomb that US troops feared in Iraq

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Israeli soldiers patrol near the Gaza border as the clash between Israeli army and Palestinian factions continues in Nir Oz, Israel on October 19, 2023.
Israeli soldiers patrol near the Gaza border as the clash between Israeli army and Palestinian factions continues in Nir Oz, Israel on October 19, 2023.

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Ukraine could soon be a muddy mess, but its new Abrams were made for this fight

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US Abrams tanks participate in a live fire demonstration part of the Bear 22 military exercises at the Nowa Deba training ground on September 21, 2022, in Nowa Deba, Poland.
US Abrams tanks participate in a live fire demonstration part of the Bear 22 military exercises at the Nowa Deba training ground on September 21, 2022, in Nowa Deba, Poland.

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Russia's fake tanks in Ukraine aren't always convincing, a struggle another army faced trying to trick NATO jets decades ago

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A Russian tank of the Yugoslav Army sits abandoned 19 June 1999 in the eastern Kosovar village of Klina after having been destroyed by NATO air strikes.
A Russian tank of the Yugoslav Army sits abandoned 19 June 1999 in the eastern Kosovar village of Klina after having been destroyed by NATO air strikes.

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A 'decoy arms race' is playing out in Ukraine, where deception is getting harder and troops have to treat fakes like they're real to fool the enemy

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Ukrainian soldiers conduct maintenance on a camouflaged tank on the Bakhmut frontline as Ukrainian Army conduct operation to target trenches of Russian forces through the Donetsk Oblast amid Russia and Ukraine war in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on July 24, 2023.
Ukrainian soldiers conduct maintenance on a camouflaged tank on the Bakhmut frontline in Donetsk Oblast on July 24, 2023.

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Russian commander could have been fired after outrage from military bloggers who said he was incompetent, ISW said

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Russian Army military vehicle drives along a street in Armyansk.
Russian Army military vehicle drives along a street in Armyansk.

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Tank battles of the kind the Abrams was built for are rare in Ukraine, where tanks aren't often killed in fights with enemy armor

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U.S. Army M1/A1 Abrams tanks from Charlie company of the 464 Armored Battalion are deployed during task force maneuvers on December 18, 2002, near the Iraqi border in the Kuwaiti.
U.S. Army M1/A1 Abrams tanks from Charlie company of the 464 Armored Battalion are deployed during task force maneuvers on December 18, 2002, near the Iraqi border in the Kuwaiti.

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Abrams tanks were 'built to kill' Russian armor, but Ukraine has its work cut out for it keeping them in the fight

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Three Abrams tanks firing.
US M1 Abrams tanks firing during the "Saber Strike" NATO military exercise in Ādaži, Latvia, in 2016.

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4 of Russia's deadliest military systems in its war against Ukraine

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A Ka-52
A Ka-52 "Alligator" helicopter.

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Russia's desperate need for weapons in Ukraine could be a big win for the North Korean military

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Russia's President Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un (L) during their meeting at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Amur region on September 13, 2023.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un during their meeting at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Amur region on September 13, 2023.

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