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A weapon is mounted on the Lehit ground robotic system, developed by specialists of the International Legion under the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, during a demonstration in Ukraine on December 9, 2025. (Getty Images)
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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth delivers a speech ahead of the arrival of President Donald Trump aboard USS George Washington on October 28, 2025, in Yokosuka, Japan. (Getty Images)
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A Ukrainian soldier aims with a machine gun during a military training on October 21, 2025, in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Getty Images)
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A Jeep belonging to the Lebanese Hezbollah group is seen in Syrian near Lebanon on August 2, 2017. (Getty Images)
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Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks with British armed forces personnel in front of a UK Typhoon fighter jet in Ankara, Turkey, on October 27, 2025. (Getty Images)
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Ukrainian servicemen drive a tank near Pokrovsk, Ukraine, on December 23, 2024. (Getty Images)
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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaks to workers during a visit to BAE Systems in Warton, Preston, on October 28, 2025. (Getty Images)
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Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sign documents confirming the sale of Gripen fighter jets to Ukraine in Linkoping, Sweden, on October 22, 2025.
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US marines participate in a live-fire range on the flight deck of the USS Iwo Jima in the Caribbean Sea on October 14, 2025. (US Navy photo)
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President Donald Trump disembarks Air Force One as he arrives at Haneda Airport on October 27, 2025, in Tokyo, Japan. (Getty Images)
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An aerial view shows the destroyed areas of Pokrovsk, Ukraine, following months of intense fighting near the front line, on October 7, 2025. (Getty Images)
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky looks on during a meeting with President Donald Trump and members of his cabinet at the White House on October 17, 2025. (Getty Images)
Experts
David Byrd
Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology
Bryan Clark
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology
Jack David
Senior Fellow and Trustee
Michael Doran
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
