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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Joe Biden
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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China has a lot more missiles — with US warships and bases in its sights

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U.S Navy carrier ship in China's crosshairs

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American warships and bases in the Pacific are within reach of an increasingly worrying threat, a missile force unlike anything the US has faced in combat.

China's ever-expanding Rocket Force is armed with thousands of missiles with ominous nicknames such as "carrier killers" and the "Guam Express."

The US could have to deal with both Russia and China if it ends up at war with one of them, top intelligence officials say

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U.S. Marines receive instructions before disembarking from the USS Green Bay (LPD 20) on the ship's flight deck, April 4, 2015.
U.S. Marines receive instructions before disembarking from the USS Green Bay (LPD 20) on the ship's flight deck, April 4, 2015.

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