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The 'humiliating' retreat of Russia's fleet from Crimea proves its threats don't mean anything, expert says
The Black Sea Fleet's "humiliating" retreat from Crimea shows that "Putin is far more likely to back down than escalate," a Ukraine expert said.
Ukraine's heavily armored Abrams tanks have jammers to keep drones away, but they need more protection, commander says
A Ukrainian commander praised the US-made Abrams for being better than Soviet-era tanks but said they could use more protection.
Long-range strike weapons plans for Europe risk bringing back one of the most dangerous aspects of the Cold War, arms control experts say
The US and its European allies are bolstering their deep-strike capabilities, and there's a risk of further fueling a Cold War-style arms race.
Trump's pick for running mate, JD Vance, is stirring new fears the US could abandon Ukraine if they win the election
JD Vance, GOP VP nominee, has criticized US support for Ukraine, urging a pivot to East Asia. His comments have triggered concern as Trump's have.
Putin has ramped up air defenses at his palace to protect it from Ukrainian drones: report
Russia has installed several air defense systems to protect Putin's Valdai Palace — which is causing problems elsewhere, according to reports.
Vance wants the US military to focus on China over Russia. There's one big problem with that plan.
A focus solely on the threat posed by Beijing ignores the extent to which China and Russia are interlinked, analysts say.
Houthis claim video shows one of its sea drones striking an oil tanker in the Red Sea
Yemen's Houthi rebel group shared a video of what it claimed was a sea drone striking an oil tanker in the Red Sea, the latest in a string of attacks.
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Pakistan's JF-17 Thunder fighters may carry nuclear-armed missiles
Pakistan may be arming its JF-17 fighter jets with nuclear-capable missiles, which will only exacerbate the potential for a nuclear war with India.
The US Air Force is redesigning its next-gen stealth fighter in an effort to reduce its roughly $300 million price tag
The sixth-generation stealth fighter was intended to replace the F-22 Raptor, which the US Air Force considered retiring by 2030.
A US electronic attack aircraft that battled the Houthis scored its first-ever air-to-air kill, Navy reveals
The EA-18G Growler was deployed aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower during the Navy's counter-Houthi mission.
A US Navy captain was in disbelief when his destroyer came under fire from missiles never before seen in combat while dealing with pirates
Pirates tried to take control of a commercial vessel in the Gulf of Aden, leading the USS Mason to respond. Then, the missiles came flying in.
Trump's running mate, JD Vance, is Ukraine's worst nightmare
Vance has been critical of US aid to Ukraine. But if he becomes vice president, he may not have that much clout in foreign policy, experts say.
How Secret Service agents are trained for a 'zero-fail mission'
Business Insider went inside the James J. Rowley Training Center in Laurel, Maryland, where future United States Secret Service agents are trained.
Russia's navy pulled its last patrol boat from Crimea, Ukraine says, after getting pummelled for months
Russia's last Black Sea Fleet ship is leaving Crimea "right now," a Ukrainian naval official said on Monday. It would mark an embarrassing retreat.
A US warship's Red Sea battle with the Houthis years ago helped the Navy ready for round two, its captain says
The Houthis targeted USS Mason with missiles in 2016, and then they did so again a little over seven years later.
Ex-Air Force engineer's arrest 'opens old wounds' for families of victims killed in a C-130 crash caused by a worn propeller blade
James Fisher was charged with obstructing the investigation into the defective propeller that caused the deadly C-130 crash seven years ago.
Russia has lost at least 100 of the T-90M tanks Putin praised as the 'world's best' in Ukraine, tracker data shows
Military analysis site Oryx, which uses visual open-source information for confirmation, recently reported the staggering T-90M losses.
Allied P-8 Poseidon crew shares what it was like hunting down and torpedoing a US Navy nuclear submarine in big Pacific drills
The P-8A Poseidon first dropped sonobuoys to track the USS Topeka before targeting it with Mark 54 exercise torpedoes.
Ukraine is cranking out lots of homemade weapons but needs more of a key ingredient, defense industry official says
Ukraine's local defense industry has steadily contributed more of its own military hardware to Kyiv's front-line forces as the war has gone on.
Russia bragged that it dropped a 3-ton bomb on Ukraine. A video shows its huge size.
Russia's defense ministry shared a video of a massive FAB-3000 glide bomb, as well as a pilot bragging about how destructive the bomb is.
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Ukraine's soldiers don't have time to grieve and can't risk falling apart, psychotherapist says after visiting front lines
Trauma experts have highlighted the mental health challenges Ukrainian soldiers face, including grief and PTSD amid their prolonged fight.
With Ukraine short on battle tanks like the Abrams, US-made Bradley fighting vehicles are proving their worth
The Bradley has already been tested in previous wars, but it is proving to be an especially useful piece of armor in Ukraine.
South Korea plans to roll out 'Star Wars' laser weapon to melt North Korean drones for just $1.50 a hit
Competing countries are pouring investment into laser weapons. The UK announced this year that it had tested a laser that could be sent to Ukraine.
The British Army has shrunk to its smallest size since the Napoleonic wars
The British Army's size may cripple its ability to support NATO or fight a major war, some experts fear. It's the smallest it's been since the 1800s.
Russia's showing NATO its hand in the air war over Ukraine
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has taught NATO a lot about how Russia fights for control of the skies.
Former Air Force engineer arrested on charges related to a C-130 crash that killed 15 Marines and one Navy sailor in 2017
James Fisher, who led maintenance at Robins Air Force Base, is accused of removing inspection procedures that led to the KC-130 crash that killed 16.
Ukraine is on track to make 'significantly' more 'mortar drones' than it planned, defense industry official says
Ukraine initially set out to make more than 1 million drones this year as the country boosts production of homemade weapons.
The US Navy needs to find more ships it can load up with missiles amid shipbuilding delays, Congress says with eyes on China
The short-term solutions come as big projects are delayed and lawmakers worry about the US ability to respond to China.
Russia is already fighting NATO, just not with tanks and fighter jets, argues a former top US general
Russia has carried out a recent string of hybrid attacks against NATO, ranging from GPS jamming to attempted assassinations.
Russia plotted to assassinate the CEO of a German arms firm making weapons for Ukraine as the Kremlin ramps up its covert campaign against the West
US intelligence helped foil a plot to kill the CEO of Rheinmetall, CNN reported, citing five US and Western officials familiar with the situation.
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Ukraine will likely have to wait a year before it's able to launch another counteroffensive, NATO official says
Western aid is helping Ukraine bolster its position against Russian attacks, but it's arriving slowly.
Russia targeting Ukrainian airfields before F-16s arrive shows its fear of the jets, experts say
Russia has escalated its attacks on Ukraine's airfields before the first F-16s arrive this summer. Experts say it's worried about their likely impact.
Japan is scrambling to explain why its naval destroyer pushed into Chinese waters where Beijing was conducting live-fire drills near Taiwan
Local media reported that while Japanese authorities believe the ship made a mistake, its captain is still being questioned for the 20-minute incident.
Why the Iranian Navy keeps losing warships in accidents, like when its Sahand frigate capsized and sank
The frigate Sahand's sinking marks the third warship the Iranian Navy's lost since 2018 in incidents suggesting training issues and ship design flaws.
Ukraine's navy is harassing Russian forces with 16 new armored assault boats built by Sweden
Ukraine has acquired 16 Swedish-made combat boats this year to bolster a force battered by Russian drone attacks.
See the XQ-67A combat drone's first flight as the US Air Force works to build its fleet of manned and AI-piloted aircraft
The AI-piloted drone took its maiden flight in February as the US Air Force fast-tracks its plans to build a fleet of manned and autonomous aircraft.
NATO is taking greater control of Western efforts to back Ukraine's fight as US politics raise questions about its reliability
US politics have previously hindered assistance for Ukraine, and there are questions about the potential impact of the upcoming election.
NATO allies are chasing new long-range weapons to fill a critical missile gap as the US plans deep-strike deployments
France, Poland, Germany, and Italy agreed on a new long-range missile program on the heels of a plan to deploy US long-range weapons in Germany.
Zelenskyy says the problem with the coming F-16 fighter jets is the same one Ukraine had with the Abrams tanks
Ukraine received just 31 Abrams from the US last fall, and the tanks have had minimal effects on the battlefield.
Putin's war of attrition is coming at a massive cost, with 5,000 soldiers killed or injured in the battle for one neighborhood
Russia is suffering enormous casualties by throwing troops into head on attacks for incremental gains.
What US sub-hunter planes can learn watching advanced Russian submarines like the one that showed up near Florida
The Kazan submarine is one of a new class that has long concerned NATO militaries, and its visit to Cuba was an opportunity for the US.
Ukrainian soldiers survived 70 days of encirclement by being air-dropped ammo and supplies by drone
A group of Ukrainian soldiers were air-dropped food and ammo by drone while surrounded by enemy forces for two months, their battalion said.
NATO just accused China of enabling Russia's invasion of Ukraine for the first time
NATO is shifting its stance on China, describing the country as a "decisive enabler of Russia's war against Ukraine."
Ukraine's ambassador accused Russia of serving Chicken Kiev at a UN luncheon one day after bombing a children's hospital
Sergiy Kyslytsya, Ukraine's ambassador to the UN, posted a menu on Tuesday, saying Russia had served the dish after a barrage of strikes on Kyiv.
Russia would need to spend 6% of its entire 2024 budget to pay wounded soldiers and families of dead troops, 2 researchers estimate
Thomas Lattanzio and Harry Stevens used open-source information on casualties to estimate that Russia needs 2.3 trillion rubles on promised payouts.
Russia's thwarting of precision Western weapons in Ukraine shows the value of things like old-fashioned, unguided artillery, European general says
Russia's thwarting of precision weapons shows there's still use for unguided artillery immune to jamming, a Finnish general says.
The US says it's going to put its new long-range strike missiles, including hypersonic weapons, in Germany
The plan to field new weapons in Europe comes as the war in Ukraine sheds light on the need for long-range strike capabilities.
Russia's brutal missile strike on a Ukrainian children's hospital just before the big NATO summit appears to be backfiring
Russia hit a children's hospital in Kyiv before the NATO summit where Ukraine's priority was getting more air defenses from allies.
A new US-Swedish bomb may have already been pulled from Ukraine because it's useless against Russian jamming
The Wall Street Journal reported that the Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb had been pulled from use.