F-35s are going to be a 'game-changer' for US Navy amphibious assault ship and former 'Harrier carrier' USS Bataan, senior officer says

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An F-35B Lightning II aircraft assigned to the
An F-35B Lightning II aircraft assigned to the "Vikings" of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225 lands on the flight deck aboard USS Boxer (LHD 4), Sept. 20, 2023.

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China's military is surrounding Taiwan, sending its new president an unmistakable message

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A pair of Chinese warships in St. Petersburg in 2017 for a ship parade marking Russian Navy Day in Russia.

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The next North Korea crisis could come this year

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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - 2024/04/22: South Korea's 24-hour Yonhapnews TV shows a file image of North Korea's missile launch during a news program on a TV at Yongsan Railroad Station in Seoul.
South Korea's Yonhap News TV showing a file image of a North Korean missile launch.

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I'm a US Army jumpmaster in the frozen Arctic, and the coldest jump I've ever made was -50 degrees Fahrenheit

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Army paratroopers from the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, descend after jumping from a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III over Malemute Drop Zone during airborne training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 24, 2022.
Army paratroopers from the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, descend after jumping from a U.S.

The US is worried about an invasion, but China could take control of Taiwan without firing a shot, war experts warn

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The Taiwan M109 speed boats maneuver on the sea during a military drill on January 31, 2024 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
The Taiwan M109 speed boats maneuver on the sea during a military drill on January 31, 2024 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

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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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