Zelenskyy makes a pitch to Silicon Valley's defense startups: Bring your AI, we'll bring the battle experience
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Ukraine has a war lesson for NATO forces: Drone units need to be constantly on the move with command centers buried deep
Drone command centers, units, and operators are highly valuable targets, so Ukraine keeps them mobile and underground.
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Midnight Hammer F-16 pilots flew their non-stealth jets deep into Iran protecting bombers. Then they flew out critically low on fuel.
Air Force award documents reveal how six F-16 pilots escorted B-2 bombers into Iran, for Midnight Hammer, and returned home nearly out of gas.
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This run-down town is the launchpad for the superweapon Putin used to attack Ukraine
Russia fired its Oreshnik missile at Ukraine on Sunday from a remote range. Residents of the nearby town say the consequences have been limited.
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The US Army built an exoskeleton for injured troops to stand and walk for themselves from combat
The system helps wounded troops stand and walk on their own when evacuation is delayed, dangerous, or unavailable.
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Ukraine's new mid-range strike drones are turning Russia's once-safe rear areas into new kill zones
Ukraine's mid-range drone strike campaign is causing both practical and psychological problems for Russia, a defense official said.
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US special operations commander says the next war may require the military to 'creatively destroy' old ways of training
The top special operations leader says the military must cut outdated training to prepare troops for drones, electronic warfare, and future conflicts.
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Russia is turning more of its Shaheds into operator-guided drones that can hunt moving targets and dodge defenses
The Shahed-style drones are typically launched at preset targets, but Russia is increasingly making them more dynamic.
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Russia once saved drones for bigger targets. Now they're so cheap it'll send as many as 15 after just one Ukrainian soldier.
Russia has gone from not wanting to use drones against a single Ukrainian to now using "up to 15 drones to kill a single soldier," an official said.
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The same location data that helps apps and advertisers track everyday phone users could be putting US troops at risk
Troops deployed in combat areas are at risk of being tracked and targeted by adversaries using their cellphone location data.
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Russia is arming attack drones with new electronic defenses to fight off Ukrainian interceptors
The modified Shaheds comes as Ukrainian interceptor drones are logging a growing number of drone kills.
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Young submarine workers are leaving for less demanding jobs
Retention rates are highest among young, entry-level workers who leave the demanding roles for similar jobs in other industries.
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The US Air Force is working out how to hand the A-10 Warthog's combat search-and-rescue role off to jets like the F-35
Air Force officials told Congress that there will be some hurdles to overcome in replacing the A-10 with F-35s and F-15s.
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Special ops wants "geeks with guns" bringing both grit and tech skills into combat
US special operations leaders say future troops will need both battlefield toughness and tech skills as drones and AI reshape warfare.
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The US is vulnerable to drone attacks, a detection company warns, saying it's concerning just how easy they are to arm and launch
The drone threat has evolved, and US defenses are not ready, military officials and counter-drone companies say.
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Western arms makers are lining up to test their weapons on Ukraine's battlefields
Hundreds of companies have expressed interest in the "Test in Ukraine" program, and the number is growing, a top defense executive said.
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How an obscure EV tax accidentally cost Ukraine thousands of battle bots this year
Ukrainian lawmakers are racing to undo a tax measure that came into effect in January, saying that it's stifled supply of the drones for the military.
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With the US Army watching, defense industry operators turned a logistics drone into a flying rocket launcher
The three-shot rocket launcher could give troops the ability to turn a logistics tool into a ranged attack option.
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Russia says its new anti-drone turret fires programmable rounds that calculate when to explode
The newly unveiled ZAK-30 Citadel is Russia's foray into programmable ammo tech, which has already being sold for years by Western manufacturers.
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Ukraine says Russia is using a new jet-powered attack drone in response to its interceptors
Ukraine's defense leadership has said that it is already working on a way to counter Russian jet-powered drones.
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A Ukrainian crew said its Italian tank gun hit a house that was 120 football fields away
The gunner of the Italian B1 Centauro said the tank gun, fired like artillery, had struck the building nearly seven miles away.
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A Pentagon test group is eyeing these ballistic ball and patrol caps for troops
The protective hats could shield service members facing threats in places where patrol caps, not helmets, are the norm.
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I toured the only nuclear-missile submarine in the US open to the public. Take a look inside the USS Growler.
Once a top-secret US Navy submarine armed with nuclear missiles, the USS Growler is now a museum exhibit that visitors can climb into and explore.
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The US military is using the southern border as a 'sandbox' to test out counter-drone tech amid cartel flights
A top military leader said cartel drones are so common at the southern border that the area has become a "sandbox" for testing counter-drone measures.
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Ukraine is turning private companies loose on Russian attack drones
Dozens of companies have joined an experimental program to participate in Ukrainian air defense operations.
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The West has gotten used to owning the skies at war. That 'control of the air is not a given,' Royal Air Force officer says
Ukraine's drone-filled skies reflect a new reality. The West can no longer assume the air control it has had for decades, a British officer warned.
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Green Berets tested glider drones that can slip undetected past enemy electronic sensors and resupply troops
Green Berets are testing hard-to-detect glider drones designed to evade enemy sensors and quietly resupply troops during war.
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The Iran war boosted Russia's oil income, but money isn't Putin's biggest problem
Crude oil futures have jumped over 40% since the Iran war started. The US has also temporarily eased some sanctions pressure on Russian oil.
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Ukraine's war robots are carrying a new type of payload: the elderly
The Kraken company's drone traveled some 20 miles round-trip to rescue four elderly civilians from a combat zone, its commander told Business Insider.
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US Marines are exploring using helicopters as 'airborne motherships' and flying command posts for FPV drones
The Marines launched a drone from a moving helicopter and practiced passing off control to an helicopter to fly it on to its target.
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Ukraine wants Russia to pay for every square kilometer it takes with at least 200 losses — and it's been hitting its number
Ukraine's defense chief said stripping Russia of Starlink and hitting it with mid-range strikes has contributed to the high losses.
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Ukraine is testing out cheap new interceptor missiles to battle Russia's jet-powered attack drones
Ukraine's defense minister said the goal is to scale production and build a sufficient stockpile before the fall.
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US special ops veterans are teaching regular Ukrainians how to keep each other alive in a war that's 'just so blatantly civilian'
US veterans are teaching Ukrainian civilians emergency trauma care to prepare them for the moments when medics can't get there.
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Elon Musk's new 'Marshot' pay package could be worth billions — if he helps colonize Mars
Elon Musk's SpaceX pay package has a sci-fi-inspired compensation structure that literally requires getting humanity to another planet.
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Top US commander in the Middle East says he needs more bunker busters because 'everybody is going underground'
"Everybody is going underground," Adm. Cooper said, referring to buried facilities like Iran's nuclear sites that require special munitions to strike.
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Russian fighter jets flew so close to a British spy plane that they disabled its autopilot, UK says
One Russian jet made several passes in front of the RAF aircraft, getting within six meters of its nose.
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US forces wargamed defending a Pacific ally from invasion with layers of firepower. Here's how the drills played out.
Recent war games featured notable firsts, including the first Tomahawk missile launch from the Army's Typhon system abroad.
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Ukrainians tricked out their long-range exploding drones to unleash rocket fire on Russian air defenses
The tactic lets Ukraine attack multiple targets in the Russian rear with a single drone, while also providing cover for the exploding drone itself.
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Ukrainian arms makers say battlefield proof gives them an edge over firms only selling off tests and simulations
Ukraine's homegrown weaponry has extensive use on the battlefield, which industry says has Western partners interested.
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Russia was facing monthslong delays in anti-jam antennas. Now it's putting them on foam decoys for Shaheds.
Ukrainians have been finding 12-element Kometa antennas, which provide stronger jamming resistance, on their cheap Gerberas, a top analyst said.
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Ukraine built its first-ever guided glide bomb, 'Vyrivniuvach,' as a much cheaper homegrown alternative to US-made JDAMs
The Vyrivniuvach, made by DG Industry with support from Brave1, is cheaper than Western equivalents and will be compatible with a mix of aircraft.
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'Thank God, I'm alive': A Russian attack tore open this Ukrainian neighborhood, but residents were quick to start picking up the pieces
Business Insider visited a neighborhood in Dnipro after Russia attacked the city with drones and missiles.
These are the 3 drones Ukraine used to pierce Moscow's air defense gauntlet in its biggest attack yet
Ukraine said it used two types of fixed-wing drones, as well as another previously unknown variant, in its biggest attack on Moscow so far.
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See every type of military aircraft the US has lost in the Iran war
Congress released a list of 42 US military aircraft reported lost, damaged, or destroyed during the Iran war.
Hundreds of Russian Shaheds are descending on Ukraine in the daytime, signaling a new kind of warfare
Typical nighttime drone waves are giving way to massive attacks that last days, with the most recent bombardment involving over 1,500 drones.
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US Army soldiers are learning to treat the sky above as a source of danger and listen for the buzz of enemy drones
US troops training in Lithuania said modern drone warfare is forcing soldiers to constantly monitor the skies and listen for drones overhead.
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Alex Karp is gobsmacked that Germany's military is snubbing Palantir
CEO Alex Karp expressed surprise at the German military's stance on Palantir and made the case for Ukrainian defense technologies.
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US Army Ranger School soldiers are fixing bayonets as they train for brutal future fights
The US Army's tough Ranger School is teaching soldiers to fight with bayonets to ready them for the violence and brutality of close combat.
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Moscow is banning almost everyone from posting on social media about damage from Ukraine's drone strikes
The ban extends even to government agencies and emergency services, with only the defense ministry and mayor's office allowed to make posts.
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