Military & Defense

Two pilots demonstrated the differences between the fighter jets, referencing dogfight footage and using quickly made paper airplanes.

Commissioned in 1958, the USS Growler patrolled seas off the coast of Russia during the Cold War.

A new report identified ways that the West can go after Russia's artillery supply chain. Analysts said this disruption should be a priority.

The fragile truce between rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia could unravel if Gulf states allow Israel to use their airspace to strike Iran.

Putting more pilots through training means Ukraine can use the ones who best make the tricky transition to a new kind of fighter jet.

Ukraine is reducing Russia's ammo advantage on the battlefield via attacks on depots on Russian soil, but the total impact is up for debate.

Conflicts in the Middle East have raised concerns about the stockpiles of key interceptors the US would need in a high-end fight.

Anduril Industries, founded by Oculus founder Palmer Luckey, unveiled a new AI-powered attack drone, which can fit inside a backpack.

The carriers were docked at Sanya Naval Base on Hainan Island in the South China Sea earlier this week.

Russia's grinding offensive in one eastern sector has come at a huge human and material cost, including five divisions' worth of tanks and vehicles.

Rutte, a former Dutch prime minister, was in London to meet with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Israel has created a power vacuum within Hezbollah that may pave the way for radical figures to take over the group.

Ukraine said it has caused damage at a key Russian ammunition depot, a drone storage facility, and now an airfield over the past two days.

The law will raise a military tax on residents from 1.5% to 5% and see corporate tax on banks' profits climb to 50% for the year.

Sanctions have impacted Russia's production of its Su-57 fighter jets, according to a research group, with it relying on older jets to fight Ukraine.

Russia is unlikely to run out of steam soon, but it'll have to recalibrate tactics and lower the intensity of attacks, said analyst Michael Kofman.

A Trump-Putin deal in Ukraine could spark further conflict and have a catastrophic impact on the global economy, experts told Business insider.

The attack overnight marks the latest in a string of Ukrainian drone strikes on key Russian arsenals.

Russia's ineffective response to Ukraine's invasion of its Kursk region suggests Vladimir Putin is still ruling with a key flaw.

Both Russian and Ukrainian forces have been seen using the popular messenger app for gamers, Discord, to coordinate drone surveillance and strikes.

The Costs of War Project, a research initiative at Brown University, found that the US spent at least $22.76 billion on the Middle East conflicts.

Israel may have achieved tactical gains against Hamas and Hezbollah, but it lacks a long-term strategy to end the war, security experts told BI.

Taiwan and the US lack the capacity to battle a possible Chinese mass drone attack, say analysts.

UK intel says Russia's daily rate of losses has surged with each passing year, and that it's likely to lose "above 1,000 a day" in the coming months.

A year after Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, the Middle East appears to be on the brink of a broader war.

Russia's Sukhoi S-70 Okhotnik-B combat drones are rare sights because so few have been built, and now it looks like there may be one less.

Ukrainian intelligence said it took out a $10 million Russian Osa system with a drone worth just a few hundred dollars, and shared footage.

Lithuanian customs said it intercepted military supplies leaving the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, bound for Moscow, and gave them to Ukraine.

Viktor Bout, released in a prisoner swap for Brittney Griner, is trying to sell weapons to the Houthis in Yemen, per The Wall Street Journal.

Tensions are at boiling point in the Middle East with fears of a wider war, a year after the October 7 massacre ignited a powder keg in the region.

Israel said it is "ready with increased forces" as it marked the one-year anniversary of the terror attacks by Hamas.

Lai said at a National Day celebration that Taiwan's government was celebrating its 113th birthday, while Beijing's just celebrated its 75th.

Last month's attacks, which have been blamed on Israel, targeted pagers and walkie-talkies used by the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.

The HMNZS Manawanui ran aground on Saturday night before capsizing on Sunday morning. All 75 people on board the vessel were rescued.

The Navy is looking for recruits to add to the less than 1% of sailors who serve on submarines, and it thinks Reddit is the place to find them.

Equipment losses are further straining Moscow's soaring defense spending, which has fueled rampant inflation in Russia.

Madison Marsh has used her reign as Miss America 2024 to highlight similarities between the beauty pageant world and her Air Force service.

Israeli and US officials have indicated Iran's oil facilities could be a potential target in retaliation for its massive missile strike.

Russia's defense industry is short tens of thousands of skilled workers, and 1970s laws on what jobs women can do aren't helping, data suggests.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv's defense companies can now produce 4 million drones annually.

Attacking Iran's sprawling and well-defended nuclear program would be a formidable challenge for Israel.

US forces in the Red Sea have been intercepting missiles and drones launched by the Iran-backed Houthis for almost a year.

China has ramped up its military and is trying to force Taiwan to make mistakes, as a pretext to a blockade, Taiwan's navy chief told The Economist.

In a short time, Ukraine's F-16 pilots have had to learn to fly very differently from the way they flew their Soviet-era jets.

The airstrikes are believed to have targeted Hashem Safieddine, the rumored successor of Hezbollah's assassinated leader Hassan Nasrallah.

Iran's choice of ballistic missiles to strike Israel reflects decades of investment priorities and neglect for its air force.

China boasts a massive, ever-expanding missile force that could make war in the Pacific devastating for the US and its allies.