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Trump Administration Invests in Another US Rare Earth Miner to Loosen China's Grip on Supply -- The U.S. is taking a minority stake in an Oklahoma rare earth miner, the latest government investment in the sector as it...

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The Biggest Mistake the Pentagon Made in Early AI Adoption -- The Pentagon's early push into artificial intelligence stumbled not because the technology failed, but because the data...

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Israel's F-35 Veto: How Tel Aviv's Opposition Could Block a US Sale to Türkiye -- Israel is attempting to block a potential U.S. sale of F-35 fighter jets to Türkiye by opposing the transfer of Israeli...

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Are We Building 'The Entity'? What Military AI Is Actually Becoming -- As artificial intelligence spreads across the U.S. military, the real concern is not a rogue supercomputer, but whether human...

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2025 in Review: How the US Military Put AI to Work -- In 2025, artificial intelligence moved from pilot projects to practical use across the U.S. military. From Army intel and...

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China Exploits US-Funded Research on Nuclear Technology, a Congressional Report Says -- A congressional report says China is exploiting partnerships with U.S. researchers to provide the Chinese military with...

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How DOD Can Strengthen Digital Security to Protect Military Personnel, Families -- An official told Military.com that a 63-page report on digital risk assessment was spurred by congressional members' interest...

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The Future of Soldier AR Isn't a Single Headset -- Defense failures pushed the Pentagon toward modular optics. Vuzix engineer Adam Bull explains how waveguides, new materials...

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'Most Advanced Minds': How Military, MIT Are Pushing Boundaries -- "Logistics really started in the military," said the executive director of a program at the Massachusetts Institute of...

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California Man Headed to Prison for Stealing Missile Defense Secrets -- Chenguang Gong, a dual citizen of the United States and China, pleaded guilty on July 21 to one count of theft of trade...

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Why America's Air-to-Air Kill Ratio Dropped So Much During the Vietnam War -- American airpower was supposed to be untouchable in Vietnam. Instead, U.S. pilots found themselves struggling against smaller...

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Artificial Intelligence Comes to the Ranks: The Next Wave of Military Training Tech -- Artificial intelligence is transforming how the U.S. military prepares for war, replacing routine drills with adaptive, data...

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Marine Corps Force Design Update: What Every Marine Needs to Know -- The Commandant of the Marine Corps released an October 2025 update on Force Design 2030. The update highlights a review of...

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NYC Summit Brings Together Defense, Military & Investors to Reimagine Industries -- "It's important for NATO and NATO allies to talk to each other about defense innovation," MISSION 2044 founder Markus Federle...

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From Crete to Normandy: Why Allied Paratroopers Succeeded Where the Nazis Failed -- When Germany overran Greece in 1941, one last Allied stronghold in the region remained: the island of Crete. With the Italian...

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Company Inks $7M Deal to Provide Satellite Technology to US Army -- The Russia-Ukraine war has just in the past three years transformed technological capabilities and made the international...

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Shield AI Unveils Fully Autonomous VTOL Fighter Jet -- A San Diego defense technology company unveiled an artificial intelligence-piloted fighter jet Tuesday that can take off...

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How AI Cracked an 84-Year WWII Mystery — And What it Means for Future Warfare -- For more than eight decades, one of the Holocaust's most haunting images remained shrouded in mystery. The photograph shows a...

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Introducing the Marine Corps' Attack Drone Team -- The U.S. Marine Corps is stepping up its game in the fast-evolving world of drone technology by launching a specialized unit...

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A $13 Million Military Drone Was Lost in the Mediterranean Sea Because the Propeller Fell Off -- The new details, released late last month by Air Combat Command, revealed some of the circumstances that caused the...

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Navy Commodore Relieved of Duties, First In Role To Lose Job in 2026 -- The relieved commodore lost the "trust and confidence" of superiors, will retain a staff position.

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This Marine Married Chesty Puller's Daughter and Was Recommended for the Medal of Honor at Khe Sanh -- In 1967, Vietnam, Capt. Bill Dabney chose the Marine unit closest to the enemy—an instinct that soon put him and his men at...

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Pentagon Overhauls Military Moving System After Years of Family Complaints -- The Pentagon is overhauling its broken military moving system to centralize control, modernize technology and restore trust...

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The Last Living Witness to Lincoln's Assassination Told His Story on a 1950s Game Show -- Samuel J. Seymour was just five years old when he sat in the balcony at Ford's Theatre on April 14, 1865, and heard the...

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2026 Military Pay Charts -- Military service members will receive a 3.8% pay raise in 2026. Some senior officers may receive smaller percentages.

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