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Across Ukraine and the Middle East, inexpensive, small drones have changed the logic of conflict. Able to strike military sites, oil infrastructure and civilian targets, these platforms force defenders to contend with a...
Unmanned systems have reshaped modern combat, and the rapid rise of cheap, capable drones presents a serious challenge the U.S. military cannot ignore. Marine veteran William McNulty, whose venture fund has backed...
By Will Croxton March 29, 2026 This week on 60 Minutes, reporters examined how unmanned systems on land, sea and in the air are rapidly redefining combat in the Russia-Ukraine war. The segment described an...
Updated March 28, 2026 — More than 3,500 U.S. service members, including roughly 2,500 Marines aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli, have arrived in the Middle East, U.S. Central Command said Saturday, as...
U.S. forces have fired hundreds of Tomahawk cruise missiles in recent operations, according to two sources familiar with the matter, far exceeding the Pentagon’s usual annual procurement. One source told reporters that...
The Pentagon is preparing to send elements of the 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East as the conflict with Iran moves into its fourth week, two sources told CBS News. The movement will include a command element...
President Trump said he will send more than 1,000 additional U.S. troops to the Middle East to strengthen protection for American personnel, facilities and regional partners. Pentagon officials described the movement as...
President Trump is weighing whether to send U.S. ground forces to the Middle East as tensions in the region rise. The consideration comes amid a rapid U.S. military buildup that has already included accelerated Marine...
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth met privately Wednesday with families of six service members killed when a U.S. refueling plane crashed in Iraq and later told reporters the families delivered a clear...
March 17, 2026 — Military officials say one person was killed and another wounded Tuesday in a shooting at Holloman Air Force Base near Alamogordo in southern New Mexico. The base went into lockdown at about 5:30 p.m....
Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor, 39, a mother of two from White Bear Lake, Minnesota, was killed by a drone strike in Kuwait just days before she was due to return home. The strike also killed five other U.S. service...
Two U.S. officials told ABC News that more than a dozen MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aircraft have been lost in combat during operations targeting Iran. Officials said the losses occurred either when the drones were struck by...
