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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US Army general says the 'future is not bright' for towed artillery, like the M777s America gave Ukraine to fight the Russians

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Ukrainian soldiers fire at Russian positions from a US-supplied M777 howitzer
Ukrainian soldiers fire at Russian positions from a US-supplied M777 howitzer in Kherson region, Ukraine, in January 2023.

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China built a mock-up of key area in Taiwan's capital city at a desert training site, satellite images show

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A satellite image showing Chinese mock up of Taiwan's presidential office.
Satellite image of an area in Inner Mongolia showing what appears to be a mock-up of a key government area in Taipei, Taiwan dated December 2022.

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Palmer Luckey says Anduril is working on AI weapons that 'give us the ability to swiftly win any war'

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Palmer Luckey, founder of Oculus and Anduril Industries, speaks during The Wall Street Journal's WSJ Tech Live conference in Laguna Beach, California on October 16, 2023.
Palmer Luckey, founder of Oculus and Anduril Industries.

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NATO ally Greece wants fifth-gen F-35 stealth fighters with the upgrades to cure past 'childhood illness'

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An F-35A Lightning II flown by Maj. Kristin Wolfe, 388th Fighter Wing F-35A Demonstration Team commander, performs a dedication pass during an airshow over Kleine Brogel Air Base, Belgium, Sept. 8, 2023.
An F-35A Lightning II flown by Maj. Kristin Wolfe, 388th Fighter Wing F-35A Demonstration Team commander, performs a dedication pass during an airshow over Kleine Brogel Air Base, Belgium, Sept. 8, 2023.

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As Trump blasts NATO allies for not paying for defense, these front-line countries are readying for war

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Picture taken on May 27, 2021, in Tapa, Estonia, shows soldiers taking part in a large-scale exercise titled Spring Storm (Kevadtorm) led by Estonia, with the participation of NATO troops and the Estonian Defence Forces (EDF).
Picture taken on May 27, 2021, in Tapa, Estonia, shows soldiers taking part in a large-scale exercise titled Spring Storm (Kevadtorm) led by Estonia, with the participation of NATO troops and the Estonian Defence Forces (EDF).
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