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Is Russia aiming to build 10,000 Shahed-136 loitering munitions a year? Plans for massive domestic production of the 200-kg, 2,500-km Iranian-designed suicide drones—and the high price Moscow is paying for them—are just two of the…

Russia’s military unleashed a barrage of missiles across half a dozen regions in Ukraine on Wednesday, with apartment blocks destroyed and people still buried beneath rubble in cities like Mykolaiv as well as locations in Kharkiv and Lviv,…

U.S. forces in the Middle East hit two Houthi drone boats rigged with explosives on Monday after determining that they “presented an imminent threat” to ships and vessels in the region, officials at Central Command announced afterward…

Commercial spyware is a national-security threat, White House officials said Monday, announcing visa restrictions on foreign actors who misuse it against U.S. citizens.Such software, which can include things like keyloggers, location…

The Pentagon expects Iran-backed militias to continue their attacks despite dozens of United States airstrikes on targets in Iraq, Syria, and Yemen, a spokesman said Monday. “It would not be surprising to anyone if they attempt to…

The U.S. and allies conducted several series of airstrikes inside and around Yemen this weekend as the White House continues walking the fine line of defending its assets in the region without provoking a wider conflict, while Israel’s war…

The U.S. military hit dozens of targets across Iraq and Syria on Friday, targeting facilities for Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Quds Force, as well as infrastructure for Iran-backed militias that operate collectively as…

China’s military shipbuilding is outpacing the U.S., and while that doesn’t necessary spell defeat, the Biden administration’s pick to lead Indo-Pacific Command is concerned. “The navy has been on a historic trajectory these last 25…

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Rumors have been circulating this week over the fate of Ukraine’s top military officer, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, who has been on the job for nearly three years and has commanded Kyiv’s military for the entirety of Russia’s full-scale invasion.…