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Trump's Golden Dome defence project could spur a space arms race

US President Trump has proposed a Golden Dome defence system that includes missile interceptors in space. But the idea would cost hundreds of billions of dollars – and could accelerate the weaponisation of space

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How the US military wants to use the world's largest aircraft

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Elephant seals on California's coast

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SpaceX launch site is haven for threatened and endangered species

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Old fighter jets can be melted down and 3D printed into new ones

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The US Navy wants to use quantum computers for war games and much more

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What are the mystery drones flying over the US?

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How could Ukraine stop Russia’s new Oreshnik missile?

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Common dolphins could be impacted by military sonar

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How military sonar impacts dolphin social dynamics

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A high-altitude balloon launched by the US Army Pacific in the Philippines in 2022 as part of an exercise to strenghten their cooperation

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Why is the US military getting ready to launch new spy balloons?

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Russia is building ground-based kamikaze robots out of old hoverboards

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Russia is building ground-based kamikaze robots out of old hoverboards

Hoverboards, or self-balancing scooters, are already used by hobbyists as a basis for robots, but now a group in Russia is putting them to use on the battlefields of Ukraine

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Ukraine is using AI to manage the removal of Russian landmines

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Light-activated drugs could keep sleep-deprived military pilots alert

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Climate change could make it harder to detect submarines

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US Army tests AI chatbots as battle planners in a war game simulation

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