Arsenal of democracy the race to arm ukraine

In modern conflicts, smartphones have become an essential tool for civilians and soldiers

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In rude health: AstraZeneca, Britain’s biggest drugmaker, has “risen to the challenge” of US healthcare providers negotiating drug prices by posting “solid first-half sales growth”, says Derren Nathan

Drone warfare expert and former Australian Army officer Mick Ryan explains what Ukraine’s audacious drone operation mean for the future of war, and how Western militaries should respond

They were printed in tiny letters, 339 in all, each representing a child abducted from the war zone in Ukraine and, according to authorities in Kyiv, forcibly taken to Russia. Putin had never been con

Originally supplanting paratroops as a means of delivering soldiers precisely onto the battlefield, air assault became the standard for strategic planning in the Cold War. But as air threats have escalated, has peer-on-peer conflict made the tactic obsolete?