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US military needs ‘urgent revolutionary institutional change’ to prepare for modern war, Petraeus says
Ret. Army Gen. David Petraeus praised the Pentagon’s new Autonomous Warfare Command but said the U.S. must rapidly prepare for modern autonomous war.
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Marine sniper veteran visits Ukraine to meet man behind 2,069-meter shot
Marine sniper vet Colby Barrett headed to Ukraine to spend time with one of Ukraine’s elite snipers, call sign Lektor. The result is a forthcoming film.
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Air Force unit halts rappelling, ropes training after airman dies during public demonstration
After Tech. Sgt. Ian Patterson died from injuries sustained during a public demonstration, his squadron ceased all rappel and rope training events.
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Tom Skerritt, Air Force veteran and ‘Top Gun’ star, dies at 93
Skerritt served in the U.S. Air Force before launching an acting career that spanned from the 1960s to the 2020s.
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The flight nurses of the Pacific who saved thousands of Marines
In 1945, a dozen U.S. Navy nurses evacuated 2,393 men from Iwo Jima on 125 flights — more than 13% of everyone evacuated from the island.
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US Air Force wants AI to assist aerial refueling
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Navy officer convicted of pushing his wife out of window to her death petitions Supreme Court for review
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Errors in disability cases for ‘painful scars’ resulted in overpayment: VA watchdog
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Salaries, food and sumo wrestling suits: What I learned paying the bills for war
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Top leaders from the defense industry share their ideas on how to scale up production and integrate AI in remarks from the show floor at AUSA 2026.
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Airport training site in Laos extends China’s clout in Southeast Asia
China’s design to use a Laotian airport for joint military training has put much of Southeast Asia on guard about how far the PLA will extend its reach.
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Powerus unveils fully autonomous drone interceptors
Once a threat is detected, the new Guardian 3 interceptors are immediately launched toward it. They strike using advanced AI and navigational systems.
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US Army helicopter pilots test new in-flight ‘relief’ system
The 101st Combat Aviation Brigade recently completed the Army’s first-ever helicopter test flights using the Advanced Inflight Relief Universal System.
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US Army gets first mobile cannon to replace M777 howitzer, officials say
The U.S. Army has taken delivery of its first Korean-made mobile tactical cannon less than a year after first issuing a solicitation.
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Vector, Nammo expand push to mass-produce armed drones
Executives from both companies say they’re scaling up production of systems that reflect “the realities of how warfighters will employ them.”
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Pentagon, Raytheon sign $6.3B deal to replenish US missile interceptor supply
The contract “supports urgent replenishment of missile defense inventory that has been successfully used in combat,” Raytheon said.
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‘Unknown’ sailors and Marines from the battleship Arizona to be disinterred Dec. 7
The exhumations will begin with the disinterment of eight caskets from the National Cemetery of the Pacific, known as the “Punchbowl,” on Dec. 7, 2026.
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Soldiers intervene on roadside to save children from alleged knife attack
Three soldiers sprang into action when a highway crash in Washington turned into a knife attack on two children.
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Air Force bases along Gulf Coast relocate aircraft ahead of Hurricane Isaias
Bases in Florida and Mississippi have evacuated their aircraft and personnel in anticipation of Hurricane Isaias hitting the area beginning Friday night.
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How the US military plan to livestream an execution compares with global practice
If carried out as planned, death penalty experts said it would mark the first known broadcast or livestream of a lawful execution.
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US Army activates new multi-domain task force to ‘deny, disrupt’ enemies in Indo-Pacific
The new 4th Multi-Domain Task Force includes four battalions and is planned to grow to 2,100 soldiers.
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Daddy’s home!: 122 sailors aboard the Abraham Lincoln meet their children for the first time
More than 100 new fathers aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln got to meet their children for the first time as the aircraft carrier reached home port Thursday.





















