Why are Pentagon officials suddenly dropping like flies? Leaks, power, and irrelevance
It's been a weird week for the Pentagon, with officials and staffers being put on leave and resigning en masse. Here's what's been happening at DoD.
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The UK just took down a swarm of drones with a 13-cent-a-shot energy weapon
It was a first for the RF-DEW directed energy weapon, with the UK MOD saying it had a "near-instant" effect on a swarm of small drones.
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Russian oil prices are sliding. That's not enough to stop Putin's war machine — yet.
Russian oil is trading at about $50 a barrel. That's well below Moscow's forecasts, but not low enough to force Vladimir Putin into major policy shifts.
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A NATO country will send troops to Ukraine to learn from the war. Russia said they will be legitimate targets.
Denmark said it will send unarmed soldiers to Ukraine to learn drone warfare, but Russia said their location would be a "legitimate target."
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Soldiers in Ukraine panic and jam everything when they can't tell friendly and enemy drones apart, a drone operator says
Drones are buzzing all over Ukraine. It can be hard to tell which are friendly and which are foes, so infantry will jam or shoot at everything.
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North Korea is building a giant new warship
North Korea is building what seems to be its biggest warship ever. New satellite images show what could be a guided-missile frigate.
F-35 stealth fighters showed how the jet can quarterback a fight by making a rocket artillery kill shot possible
The exercise demonstrated how the F-35 can act as a quarterback on a mission, providing data and targeting for other integrated weapons and systems.
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Satellite images show 'Beijing Military City,' the secretive command center China is building. It may be the world's largest.
China is secretly building a massive military command center southwest of Beijing. The 1,500-acre construction site is expected to dwarf the Pentagon.
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The US Coast Guard seized $510 million worth of drugs from smugglers, including a narco-sub. See photos of the busts.
The Coast Guard seized $510 million worth of illegal narcotics aboard drug smuggling vessels, including a narco-sub with over 8,000 pounds of cocaine.
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The wreckage of the Titanic was found nearly 40 years ago during a secret US Navy mission to recover nuclear submarines
The Titanic, which sank in April 1912, was found on September 1, 1985, during a Navy search for two missing nuclear submarines.
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Trump rattled the F-35 program, but allies aren't bailing out just yet
There hasn't been a big movement away from the program. Analysts say there isn't a better aircraft available right now.
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Sweden says its stealthy submarines are key to shoring up NATO defenses in strategic waters
Sweden's submarines are small and quiet, perfect for the Baltic Sea that many NATO allies share with Russia.
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A Chinese man who said he fought for Russia said he couldn't even go to the bathroom without an armed escort
"If you go to the bathroom in the middle of the night, there will be an armed guard following you," said Wang, who described escape as "impossible."
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The Pentagon's unusual new online hype man really wants to sell the idea that the troops love Pete Hegseth
A Pentagon social media account has been hyping up the new defense secretary and says it's "fighting against fake news."
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Captured Chinese soldier said videos on China's TikTok convinced him to join Russia's armed forces after he lost his job
One said he entered Russia as a rehab therapist, the other as a tourist. Both were eventually captured on the front lines, Ukraine says.
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Satellite images appear to show North Korea's new frigate, the largest warship it's built
Analysts identified the warship as a guided-missile frigate sitting in a floating dry dock. North Korea has been looking to modernize its navy.
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US special operators are going all in on drones so that a human never has to make 'first contact' with the enemy
Small FPVs, rifle-toting robot dogs, Switchblades, loitering munitions, US special operators are learning how to use a wide range of drones.
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Growing up in the military taught me resilience. I used it to launch a successful health startup at 35.
Lindsey Williams moved four times before she was 5. Growing up in a military family taught her life lessons that helped her build a thriving startup.
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Russian soldiers are getting better at rapidly spotting and smashing enemy artillery
Bitter experience in Ukraine has taught Russian artillerymen to be more agile and sophisticated. Their aim is improving.
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Russia's war is leaving new scars in one of the most radioactive places on Earth
A recent drone attack on Chernobyl is a reminder of the nuclear threat remaining there. One wrong move could trigger a catastrophe.
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Navy SEAL-turned-NASA astronaut Jonny Kim is on his first space mission to the ISS. See photos of him at work.
Jonny Kim was a doctor and Navy SEAL before becoming a NASA astronaut. He launched on Russian spacecraft Soyuz for his first mission on the ISS.
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Inside the US Army's Taiwan war drills
BI got access to a US Army Special Operations Forces training exercise simulating a Chinese invasion of Taiwan.
US fires commander of Greenland Space Force base following Vance visit
Colonel Susannah Meyers was removed from her position after a "loss of confidence in her ability to lead," Space Operations Command said.
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Why this Marine general says it's OK to lose your war game
A Marine Corps general says everyone should be war gaming. He also says officers and enlisted shouldn't be afraid to fail.
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How I convinced my boss to do something risky, bet big, and send me to a war
I spent a week last month reporting on the ground in Ukraine. The trip took months to plan, and I had to convince my boss it was worth it.
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The Pentagon says it's ending $5.1 billion worth of IT and consulting contracts with firms including Accenture and Deloitte
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the terminations "represent $5.1 billion in wasteful spending" at the DOD.
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US military planes flew a Patriot air defense battalion out of the Pacific to the Middle East. It took over 70 flights, a commander says.
The head of US Indo-Pacific Command said it took 73 loads with C-17 cargo aircraft to move the air defenses.
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See what it was like watching elite US special operators fight drones and storm buildings in a Taiwan crisis scenario
Business Insider observed US special operators run through their combat responses during a Chinese invasion of Taiwan training scenario.
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Ukraine says it's ready to pay up to $50 billion to the US for more air defenses and aid
"If you want it in a fund or if you want us to pay you directly, it doesn't matter to us," Zelenskyy said on Wednesday.
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Every Marine a rifleman? A US general says for future war, they might need to be something more.
A commanding general said that with new technology like drones, Marines can be lethal beyond 500 meters, out to 15 or 20 kilometers.
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The US Navy is still grappling with elevator problems on its new Ford-class supercarriers
Continued problems with the advanced weapons elevators could affect the delivery of the Navy's next Ford-class carrier, Navy officials indicated.
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Ukraine is testing new unjammable ground robots Russia can't stop with its unrelenting electronic warfare
Brave1, a Ukrainian government operation that pushes innovation within the defense industry, said fiber-optic controlled systems are in high demand.
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The West thought mines and artillery were yesterday's weapons. Ukraine showed they were wrong.
Land mines and artillery shells have proven essential weapons for Ukraine, and NATO is taking note.
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Ukraine's soldiers make fake bunkers to fool the Russians into bombing the wrong spot, drone operator says
Ukraine's soldiers build fake positions to try and trick Russia's military into attacking the wrong place.
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China is building the world's biggest military command center. Here's what it looks like.
China is building the world's biggest military command center, and new satellite images show it's progressing fast.
A Brit who fought in Ukraine reveals his war essentials: guns, grenades, and candy
Macer Gifford broke down the most essential kit he used while fighting as an international volunteer in Ukraine.
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Special operations leader shares his tough experience as the US embassy was shuttered just before Russia invaded Ukraine
Col. Lucas VanAntwerp recalled tossing out sensitive materials and watching the flag come down, marking one of the tougher moments of his career.
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Russia's Black Sea Fleet is figuring out how to defend against Ukraine's deadly sea drones: 'Now it's not so simple'
"What you did yesterday will no longer work tomorrow," said Vice Adm. Oleksiy Neizhpapa, who commands Ukraine's naval forces.
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I'm a résumé writer for people transitioning out of the federal workforce. Here are my 4 tips.
Former federal workers can go anywhere with their skills — but they need to know how to explain it in a way that makes sense to civilians.
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Russia's grinding advance in Ukraine has slowed to a third of its rate from November, Western analyses say
Russia gained some 250 square miles in November, but its gains have steadily decreased every month, Western analysts said.
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What military assets has Trump deployed to the US southern border? Troops, warships, spy planes, and more.
From spy planes to Navy warships, here are the US military assets that have been deployed to the US-Mexico border amid Trump's immigration crackdown.
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Inside the 'Kyiv Express,' the loud, bumpy, yet surprisingly cozy overnight train I rode 16 hours to Ukraine
My journey from Poland into Ukraine was long and bumpy and way different from any train I'd taken before in the US and Europe.
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Russia is flying fewer types of drones over Ukraine, making them easier to target
A Ukrainian drone operator said that with some Russian drone types, "it's very easy to identify them. They rarely make any changes to the design."
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Countries near Russia are pulling out of a decades-old land mine ban as security concerns grow
A growing number of countries bordering Russia are abandoning a long-standing treaty banning the use of land mines, as fears over future attacks grow.
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Russia on track to build artillery shell stockpile triple the size of the US's and Europe's combined: top US general
Gen. Chris Cavoli says Russia is rebuilding its forces swiftly, including by producing 10 times as many tanks as the US each year.
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What is the M88A2 Hercules, the heavy US Army vehicle that sank in a deadly training incident in Lithuania?
The M88A2 Hercules was recovered from a swamp during a recovery operation for four US Army soldiers who went missing during a training exercise.
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I was happily married for 11 years. Then, my husband joined the military.
Brittany Meng and her husband had a solid marriage, but that changed when he joined the military and Brittany had to let go of her dreams.
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A Ukrainian drone operator says he texts and FaceTimes manufacturers about his drones. It makes better weapons.
A Ukrainian drone operator said the dialogue he has with drone makers means he can weigh in on the development and get replacement parts in a day.
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