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Chinese fighter jet came within 10 feet of B-52 bomber over South China Sea, says US military

China has been increasingly assertive in advancing its claims on most of the South China Sea as its territorial waters, a position rejected by the U.S. and other countries that use the vast expanse of ocean for shipping.

US sends top military officials to Israel to help war-struck country prepare for ground operation in Gaza

Marine Lt. Gen. James Glynn is among the handful of senior officials sent to Israel by US President Joe Biden owing to Glynn's involvement in Marine special operations countering Daesh/ISIS in Iraq

US military shoots down missiles, drones amid increasing threats in West Asia

A US official said there had been a rocket attack early Friday morning on US and coalition forces at a diplomatic support center near the Baghdad International Airport

US military aircraft crash in Australia leaves three Marines dead, five in serious condition

The aircraft, with 23 Marines on board, was taking part in the Predators Run exercises, joint military exercise between US and Australia

LGBTQ veterans sue US military over biased discharges

Five LGBTQ veterans filed the proposed class action in San Francisco federal court on Tuesday, seeking to force the U.S. Department of Defense to upgrade veterans to honorable discharges and remove their sexual orientation from military paperwork

Rogue Weapon: AI-enabled drone goes berserk, ‘attacks and kills’ its operator in US military

An AI-enabled drone started attacking its operator in a simulation that was being conducted by the US Military. The drone attacked its operator, and executed moves that would have killed it, had it been equipped with live ammunition

I Spy: Chinese citizens in Alaska infiltrate US military bases posing as tourists

A Chinese citizen who drove past a security checkpoint in Alaska’s Fort Wainwright in Fairbanks was apprehended and was found carrying drone inside his vehicle. The occupants of the car, however, claimed to be tourists who got lost on their way

US military industry struggling to meet Ukraine demand: Report

American arms manufacturers are having trouble getting enough rocket motors to make missiles for Ukrainian forces, according to a report. With multiple contractors relying on a single supplier, production targets have already been pushed back

Directed Energy: US spending nearly a billion dollars a year to weaponise lasers

These weapons can quickly cut through steel and aluminium. The GAO states that repetitive firing is possible with weapons that utilise lasers, microwaves, gamma rays, and other forms of electromagnetic energy as they don't require mechanical loading

US military says senior IS commander killed in Syria

The man killed Monday in the strike was identified by a US military statement as Khalid Aydd Ahmad al-Jabouri