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China maps ocean floor as it prepares for submarine warfare with US
SYDNEY — China is conducting a vast undersea mapping and monitoring operation…
Army receives first pilot-optional Black Hawk for testing
The Army has taken a step toward pilot-optional flight, receiving its first…
The ‘simple maneuver’ of opening Hormuz strait carries great risks, analysts say
PARIS — U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday called NATO allies “cowards”…
Trump approved Iran operation after Netanyahu argued for joint killing of Khamenei, sources say
Less than 48 hours before the U.S.-Israeli strike on Iran began, Prime…
The US has counter-mine ships homeported in the Middle East. Are they effective?
U.S. Navy counter-mine ships that replaced minesweepers last year in Bahrain have…
USS Gerald R. Ford docks in Greece for port call after fire
The world’s largest aircraft carrier arrived in Greece for maintenance after surviving…
The US Army is already ditching its most powerful laser weapon yet
Editor’s note: This story originally appeared on Laser Wars, a newsletter about…
US-made naval drone with active warhead washes up in northern Turkey, gets blown up
IZMIR, Turkey — An armed, operational unmanned surface vessel manufactured by U.S.…
