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Minot AFB to receive $850 million for nuclear weapons upgrades
Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, is in line for a nuclear-sized upgrade as the Department of Defense plans to update its nuclear deterrence capability.
By Michael Achterling, North Dakota Monitor
Army boot camp will soon include counter-drone training
Entry-level soldiers will learn basic skills, while more advanced training will give troops an additional skill identifier.
By Todd South
Air Force asks Congress to shield nuclear launch sites from wind power
There are hundreds of underground silos spread across the U.S., in Nebraska, Colorado, North Dakota, Montana and Wyoming.
By Tara Copp, AP
Russia says it test-fired an ICBM from a new nuclear submarine
The report comes as tensions are soaring between Russia and the West over the fighting in Ukraine.
Air Force terminates missile test flight due to anomaly
An unarmed U.S. intercontinental ballistic missile was intentionally destroyed when something went wrong during a test launch from California.
Navy test-fires missile from mobile launcher aboard LCS Savannah
The sea service continues to test the possibilities of placing mobile missile cells aboard littoral combat ships.
Russian drone debris downs power lines near Ukraine nuclear plant
Russia “is likely trying to expand and diversify its arsenal of drones," according to the Institute for the Study of War, a Washington think tank.
By Hanna Arhirova
US agrees to send two Iron Dome batteries to Israel
Two U.S. Army-owned Iron Dome systems are heading to Israel to aid the country in its fight against Hamas.
The Navy’s continuing cruiser debacle
A lengthy and costly effort to modernize the aging cruisers has not gone as planned, the Navy admits.
Ukraine targets a key Crimea city a day after striking Russia fleet HQ
Crimea has served as the key hub supporting Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
By Susie Blann, Associated Press
USS Zumwalt to receive hypersonic missile upgrades at HII
The destroyer's modernization period includes installation of the Navy’s Conventional Prompt Strike hypersonic missile system.
By Diana Stancy