Israel's attack on Rafah shows the troubling limits of Biden's influence
Throughout its eight-month war on Gaza, Israel has been willing to reject or ignore the advice of its most important international ally, the US.
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A Russian helicopter fought an unusual Ukrainian drone armed with heat-seeking missiles, war watchers say
Footage and imagery from the Black Sea this week appeared to show a Ukrainian naval drone outfitted with an R-73 missile.
A US soldier detained in Russia on theft charges was visiting a girlfriend there, officials say
Staff Sergeant Gordon Black was visiting a woman he was romantically involved with when he was detained on theft charges, US officials told NBC News.
Putin's Crimea bridge has been out of military use for at least 3 months, satellite images suggest
Satellite images appear to show no Russian trains carrying military equipment into Ukraine via the key Crimea bridge between February and mid-April.
Despite US warnings, Israel signals it's going ahead with what could be a 'disaster' in Rafah
Israel has warned Palestinian civilians to evacuate the eastern part of Rafah ahead of an expected assault.
AI 'pilots' are getting so good they're sometimes beating humans in dogfights
The US Air Force has been actively exploring AI, which is seen as a transformative technology for military action globally.
Russia is raising a stink about F-16s in Ukraine by saying they're nuclear-capable, even though the types of warplanes already deployed there can carry nukes
Ukraine already uses the Su-24, which even Russian ally Belarus said in 2022 that it's modified to carry nuclear weapons.
Russia's former president threatened nuclear attacks on Western capital cities if NATO sends any troops to Ukraine
Dmitry Medvedev said leaders in Washington, Paris, and London wouldn't "be able to hide" if they sent troops to Ukraine.
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Air National Guard leaders say proposal to move units to Space Force poses 'existential threat' to US national security
An internal survey of Air National Guard personnel found that a large majority of Guardsmen would rather retrain or retire than join the Space Force.
Watch an exploding Ukrainian drone boat dodge fire from the air to kill one of the small, high-speed Russian ships still fighting in the Black Sea
Ukraine's military intelligence agency said its forces used Magura V5 naval drones to destroy a Russian military speedboat in Crimea.
A Chinese fighter jet popped flares in the path of an Australian military helicopter in an 'unsafe' Yellow Sea intercept, Canberra says
A Chinese aircraft released flares in the flight path of an Australian Defence Force helicopter, escalating tensions.
Ukraine will have to wait till 2025 to mount a counteroffensive against Russia, US national security advisor says
Ukraine, Jake Sullivan said, would still be able to "hold the line" and withstand Russian attacks in the meantime.
Russian soldiers were convicted of over 100 murders when they returned home last year, a report says
The high homicide rate in 2023 by Russian soldiers is related to mental-health issues and thousands of former-convict soldiers, said the UK MoD.
Turkey suspended trade with Israel pending a permanent cease-fire in Gaza. Here's what that could mean for Israel.
Turkey said it would halt trade with Israel until there is a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. Here's how much that could cost Israel.
Pentagon races to prop up Ukraine's hard-fighting 47th Mechanized Brigade that's exhausted, report says
Trained by NATO instructors, the 47th Brigade all-volunteer unit is one of Ukraine's powerhouse brigades.
The UK could need an Israeli-style Iron Dome air defense system, says former US national security advisor
The UK is considering developing its own Iron Dome air defense system as geopolitical tensions intensify.
The Russian Army may have defeated Ukraine — if it had followed its own manual
Russia's army in Ukraine lacks the huge size its warfighting doctrine demands, and it's been too rigid to readily adapt new tactics.
Ukraine highlights Russia's 'line of hell.' Claim of dozens of tanks and military vehicles destroyed on one sector of the Donetsk front.
Fighting has intensified in the Donetsk region in recent months as Russia pushes to take more ground around Avdiivka.
A Ukrainian war reporter's story: Why I refused to make a 'deal with the devil' and leave my homeland
Illia Ponomarenko, a renowned Ukrainian journalist, reports from the front lines of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
9 of Ukraine's deadliest strikes that killed scores of Russians with a single blow — US HIMARS and ATACMS take a toll
From the sinking of the missile cruiser Moskva to several precison HIMARS strikes, these are Russia's deadliest moments in Ukraine.
Armies need their own drone air force flown by specialist soldiers, study says
The air war over Ukraine has become a cat-and-mouse game where drones must constantly evolve to survive.
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China has a lot more missiles — with US warships and bases in its sights
China has transformed its missile stockpiles and capabilities, shaping what war would look like in the Pacific, US military leaders and experts said.
AI-powered fighter jet kept up with a human pilot during the Air Force's historic experimental dogfight
The Air Force is testing AI-powered F-16 jets that are so powerful they outperform human pilots in some air-to-air combat scenarios, AP reported.
US Marine Corps urgently modernizes its counter-drone capabilities to keep pace with Russia and China
The Marines are urgently seeking to field upgraded air defense systems and acquire their own drones to compete with adversaries like Russia and China.
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
Top officials say the US is revising its plans as the possibility of war with these rivals climbs higher than it was even a few years ago.
Houthi rebels are going to keep lobbing missiles at ships in the Red Sea 'for some time,' US intel chief says
Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines said her view is based, in part, on the Houthis' domestic production of weaponry and Iranian support.
Pro-Russia hackers are breaking into critical American and European infrastructure, security agencies warn
Pro-Russia hackers are targeting vulnerable infrastructure systems in the US and Europe, warns an advisory by numerous security agencies.
It's likely only a matter of time until Russia captures a key town in Ukraine, intel chief says
Top Ukraine intelligence official Vadym Skibitsky said the strategic town of Chasiv Yar could fall to Russia soon, opening up a vulnerable front.
Russia's pulling its aircraft away from the front lines as Ukraine hits air bases with deep strikes, Western intel says
Ukrainian forces recently attacked the Kushchyovskaya airfield with drones, likely trying to disrupt Russia's highly destructive glide-bomb strikes.
Ukrainians on pickup trucks are using machine guns designed in WWI to stop Russian drones
A Ukrainian unit is using M2 Brownings on the back of pickup trucks to try to shoot down Russia's expensive Shahed drones and spy planes.
China is building a huge network of satellites that could be used against US troops: intel chief
Maj. Gen. Greg Gagnon, deputy chief of space operations for intelligence, said China had developed a sophisticated military satellite program.
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A NATO country says it could join Ukraine's war with Russia if 2 conditions are met
French President Emmanuel Macron said France could send troops if requested by Ukraine in response to a Russian breakthrough.
Ukraine wiped out 100 Russian troops at once in a strike showcasing the range and power of its new US ATACMS
A Ukrainian ATACMS long-range missile strike reportedly killed over 100 Russian soldiers in Luhansk, showing the range of Ukraine's new missiles.
China's true military spending in 2022 was likely worth $711 billion, or 'nearly equal' to the US military budget that year: US think tank
That's compared to a US military budget of around $742 billion that year, which was spread out across various theaters in the world.
NATO says Russia is carrying out 'malign activities' like sabotage on its member states and will address them
"This includes sabotage, acts of violence, cyber and electronic interference, disinformation campaigns, and other hybrid operations," the alliance said.
The US military killed a shepherd it mistook for a terrorist leader in a drone strike, investigation finds
US forces accidentally killed Mr. Lufti Hasan Masto in a drone strike, mistaking him for a senior Al Qaeda leader, reveals a Washington Post probe.
Israel is retiring its Patriot missile batteries. They could help a struggling Ukraine.
Israel is retiring the Patriot air defense system after long dissatisfaction with it. But Patriot missiles have been crucial in Ukraine and elsewhere.
Palantir CEO calls Columbia anti-Israel protests 'pagan' and says he's dreamed of drone striking his enemies
Speaking at a conference full of members of Congress and tech leaders, Palantir's CEO referred to anti-Israel protests on campuses as "pagan."
Army National Guard hasn't paid out enlistment bonuses to thousands of soldiers, alarming House lawmakers
More than 13,000 soldiers from the Army National Guard are owed enlistment bonus payments, which comes amid the US military's recruiting shortfalls.
Biden says campus protests haven't led him to reconsider his stance on Israel
President Joe Biden made the comment at the end of a surprise press conference on Thursday regarding campus unrest.
The US military's massive unmanned 'Manta Ray' submarine cleared its first sea test
The Manta Ray program looks to build a "new class of long-duration, long-range, payload-capable UUVs," according to DARPA.
Ukraine says it's cracking down on satellite images of its territory in case they give away secrets to Russia
Satellite companies are taking images of Ukrainian territory every day, a defense official said, which risks them being used by Russia against it.
The US spent so much time fighting insurgents that it forgot 'what it means to actually fight a war,' a US vet in Ukraine says
A US veteran in Ukraine said the US has not been sufficiently training for war with a near-peer or peer-level adversary, like Russia or China.
A new Saudi-US deal to reshape the Middle East is taking shape — but Israel can't join while it's still at war
Under the deal the US would give the Saudis security guarantees by sidestepping Israel's Gaza war.
Ukrainian soldier describes a rout that left 100 dead or missing as Russia keeps gaining ground
A Ukrainian soldier says over 100 of his comrades were killed or went missing in a Russian attack as they desperately tried to build fortifications.
Photos show Russia flaunting its war spoils, including a Howitzer, Leopard 2, Bradley, and other modern weapons from over a dozen NATO countries
Russia on Wednesday displayed more than 30 captured vehicles from the war, showcasing the sheer diversity of the weapons used by Ukraine.
Russia is displaying its war 'trophies' — an array of captured Western hardware like Abrams and Leopard tanks — saying 'victory is inevitable'
Russia is showing off more than 30 captured NATO vehicles as it seeks to blame the treaty organization for the Ukraine war.
The US needs allies to help build a naval coalition if it wants to stand a fighting chance against China's massive fleet, retired admiral says
"Today, China's fleet of at least 350 warships outnumbers America's of 290," retired US Navy Adm. James Stavridis wrote in a Bloomberg op-ed.
Supreme Court rejected military chaplains' lawsuit saying their careers were ruined after refusing the COVID-19 vaccine
The group of military clergy accused the Defense Department of ruining their careers for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine for religious reasons.
New photos show the US Army's latest version of the Bradley fighting vehicle that's proven itself in Ukraine
The Army hailed its M2A4E1 Bradley variant as "the most modern and survivable version" of the armored vehicle so far.