I toured the only nuclear-missile submarine in the US open to the public. Take a look inside the USS Growler.
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Ukraine is turning private companies loose on Russian attack drones
Dozens of companies have joined an experimental program to participate in Ukrainian air defense operations.
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The West has gotten used to owning the skies at war. That 'control of the air is not a given,' Royal Air Force officer says
Ukraine's drone-filled skies reflect a new reality. The West can no longer assume the air control it has had for decades, a British officer warned.
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Green Berets tested glider drones that can slip undetected past enemy electronic sensors and resupply troops
Green Berets are testing hard-to-detect glider drones designed to evade enemy sensors and quietly resupply troops during war.
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The Iran war boosted Russia's oil income, but money isn't Putin's biggest problem
Crude oil futures have jumped over 40% since the Iran war started. The US has also temporarily eased some sanctions pressure on Russian oil.
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Ukraine's war robots are carrying a new type of payload: the elderly
The Kraken company's drone traveled some 20 miles round-trip to rescue four elderly civilians from a combat zone, its commander told Business Insider.
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US Marines are exploring using helicopters as 'airborne motherships' and flying command posts for FPV drones
The Marines launched a drone from a moving helicopter and practiced passing off control to an helicopter to fly it on to its target.
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Ukraine wants Russia to pay for every square kilometer it takes with at least 200 losses — and it's been hitting its number
Ukraine's defense chief said stripping Russia of Starlink and hitting it with mid-range strikes has contributed to the high losses.
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Ukraine is testing out cheap new interceptor missiles to battle Russia's jet-powered attack drones
Ukraine's defense minister said the goal is to scale production and build a sufficient stockpile before the fall.
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US special ops veterans are teaching regular Ukrainians how to keep each other alive in a war that's 'just so blatantly civilian'
US veterans are teaching Ukrainian civilians emergency trauma care to prepare them for the moments when medics can't get there.
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Elon Musk's new 'Marshot' pay package could be worth billions — if he helps colonize Mars
Elon Musk's SpaceX pay package has a sci-fi-inspired compensation structure that literally requires getting humanity to another planet.
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Top US commander in the Middle East says he needs more bunker busters because 'everybody is going underground'
"Everybody is going underground," Adm. Cooper said, referring to buried facilities like Iran's nuclear sites that require special munitions to strike.
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Russian fighter jets flew so close to a British spy plane that they disabled its autopilot, UK says
One Russian jet made several passes in front of the RAF aircraft, getting within six meters of its nose.
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US forces wargamed defending a Pacific ally from invasion with layers of firepower. Here's how the drills played out.
Recent war games featured notable firsts, including the first Tomahawk missile launch from the Army's Typhon system abroad.
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Ukrainians tricked out their long-range exploding drones to unleash rocket fire on Russian air defenses
The tactic lets Ukraine attack multiple targets in the Russian rear with a single drone, while also providing cover for the exploding drone itself.
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Ukrainian arms makers say battlefield proof gives them an edge over firms only selling off tests and simulations
Ukraine's homegrown weaponry has extensive use on the battlefield, which industry says has Western partners interested.
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Russia was facing monthslong delays in anti-jam antennas. Now it's putting them on foam decoys for Shaheds.
Ukrainians have been finding 12-element Kometa antennas, which provide stronger jamming resistance, on their cheap Gerberas, a top analyst said.
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Ukraine built its first-ever guided glide bomb, 'Vyrivniuvach,' as a much cheaper homegrown alternative to US-made JDAMs
The Vyrivniuvach, made by DG Industry with support from Brave1, is cheaper than Western equivalents and will be compatible with a mix of aircraft.
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'Thank God, I'm alive': A Russian attack tore open this Ukrainian neighborhood, but residents were quick to start picking up the pieces
Business Insider visited a neighborhood in Dnipro after Russia attacked the city with drones and missiles.
These are the 3 drones Ukraine used to pierce Moscow's air defense gauntlet in its biggest attack yet
Ukraine said it used two types of fixed-wing drones, as well as another previously unknown variant, in its biggest attack on Moscow so far.
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See every type of military aircraft the US has lost in the Iran war
Congress released a list of 42 US military aircraft reported lost, damaged, or destroyed during the Iran war.
Hundreds of Russian Shaheds are descending on Ukraine in the daytime, signaling a new kind of warfare
Typical nighttime drone waves are giving way to massive attacks that last days, with the most recent bombardment involving over 1,500 drones.
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US Army soldiers are learning to treat the sky above as a source of danger and listen for the buzz of enemy drones
US troops training in Lithuania said modern drone warfare is forcing soldiers to constantly monitor the skies and listen for drones overhead.
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Alex Karp is gobsmacked that Germany's military is snubbing Palantir
CEO Alex Karp expressed surprise at the German military's stance on Palantir and made the case for Ukrainian defense technologies.
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US Army Ranger School soldiers are fixing bayonets as they train for brutal future fights
The US Army's tough Ranger School is teaching soldiers to fight with bayonets to ready them for the violence and brutality of close combat.
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Moscow is banning almost everyone from posting on social media about damage from Ukraine's drone strikes
The ban extends even to government agencies and emergency services, with only the defense ministry and mayor's office allowed to make posts.
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Inside a Kyiv bomb shelter as Russia's unusual daytime drone attack turned into unrelenting overnight missile fire
Business Insider journalists witnessed a rare, day-long Russian onslaught that began with daytime drones and turned into nighttime missile fire.
Trump's Pentagon is looking to 'disruptive' defense newcomers to build large stockpiles of cheap missiles for future wars
The US military wants cheaper missiles it can buy by the thousands, aiming to avoid running short in a major conflict.
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Why militaries well-equipped to fight enemy aircraft and missiles may still struggle to confront the drone threat
Traditional air defenses were primarily built to deal with much larger and faster missile and aircraft threats, rather than drones.
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Ukraine is teaming up its war robots with flying drones for maximum effect in battle
Ukraine has a powerful and growing fleet of ground robots and flying drones, and using their different abilities together is unlocking new potential.
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4 things Anduril's CEO told investors about the future of war ahead of raising $5 billion
Anduril CEO Brian Schimpf published his letter to investors outlining how conflict will change, including a focus on deep-sea warfare.
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Here's what CEOs and top execs are saying about how the Iran war is affecting business
Executives such as Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon and LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault have made comments on how the Iran war is affecting their businesses.
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Europe's promised arms buildup is still moving way too slowly, EU top diplomat says
"Somehow, we haven't seen the industry ramping up as we would have expected," Kaja Kallas said.
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A rare Navy photo revealed the location of a nuclear-missile submarine amid Iran tensions
The Navy shared a photo of a ballistic-missile submarine docked in Gibraltar, saying its presence demonstrates the US commitment to NATO allies.
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Ukrainian soldiers are shooting down friendly drones. Companies making them say it's the cost of a chaotic war.
The chaotic fight with Russia means Ukraine's troops sometimes down a drone without knowing if it's friend or foe. Drone makers say it's part of war.
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Marines are trying to get ready for punishing future fights, but commanders say they're stretched thin and short on time
Marines are preparing for challenging future fights. Commanders warn that deployments and new demands are stretching the force thin.
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A Ukrainian arms maker was surprised to see Russian soldiers surrender to its war robots
Using robots to approach Russian soldiers in surrender situations keeps Ukrainian soldiers safe from attacks, manufacturer DevDroid said.
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The submariner-turned-top Army tech boss said the hardest thing about modernizing isn't the new tools — it's the people
The Army is deploying digital tools across the force. Its former CIO says the biggest challenge isn't technology — it's getting people to adopt it.
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A company helping US allies counter Iran's drones in the Middle East says its tech wouldn't be where it is without Ukraine
Robin Radar is helping US allies combat Iran's Shahed drones and said its experience against Russia's drones has been key.
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A US Navy Super Hornet knocked out a pair of Iran blockade runners by hitting the smokestacks with precision munitions
It's latest instance of the US using force to disable Iranian ships since the blockade of Iran's ports began last month.
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Not getting the Western weapons it wanted drove Ukraine to create the gear and tactics the West now seeks
Ukraine built the drones, tactics, and manufacturing skills the West now wants after partner nations withheld or delayed key military aid.
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Ukraine is knocking down about 9 out of every 10 Russian drones bombarding it, and the UK is taking notes
Britain has helped Ukraine develop its air defenses, but it's now learning from Kyiv, the head of the RAF told Business Insider.
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Britain thought AI-powered ‘robot fighter jets’ were years away. The Royal Air Force chief says the future is already here.
The head of the Royal Air Force told Business Insider that uncrewed aircraft are coming and being integrated into the force faster than expected.
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Ukraine is giving us a glimpse of what its battle-hardened, postwar workforce could look like
Zelenskyy is seeking to legalize private military firms in Ukraine, potentially giving the country's some 900,000 troops postwar career opportunities.
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The US military flew an experimental, hybrid-electric stealth drone shaped like the B-2 Spirit
The XRQ-73, a 1,250-pound drone, uses a mix of electric and jet-fuel propulsion, which is supposed to make it much quieter and fly more efficiently.
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The US Navy shot out the rudder of an Iran blockade runner with a Super Hornet's 20 mm cannon
It's the second time the Navy has used force against an Iranian commercial vessel since the Trump administration's blockade began last month.
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Ukraine's future F-16 fighter pilots are learning to fly without GPS as Russian jamming complicates air combat
A Ukrainian pilot in the early stages of F-16 training told Business Insider that this practice is "really important."
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The war in Ukraine is forcing a rethink of the Western obsession with 'perfect' weapons
The West has long focused on making exquisite weapons, but the war is demonstrating that weapons that are adaptable and widely available is key.
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Ukraine released new videos of its local missiles blasting off for 900-mile strikes on Russia's rear
The homegrown FP-5 Flamingos struck a military-industrial site in the Russian city of Cheboksary, about 370 miles east of Moscow.
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