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US fighter aircraft shot down an 'object' threatening flights over Alaska just days after downing a Chinese spy balloon
There's still a lack of clarity on what it is, what it was doing, and who it belongs to, but the mi…
Jake Epstein,Nicole Gaudiano
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The Russian missile that wiped out an apartment block was designed to sink aircraft carriers and can't be shot down by Ukraine, says its airforce
The Russian missile that caused dozens of casualties at an apartment block in Dnipro can carry a 2,…
Bethany Dawson
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A Russian fighter jet clipped a US drone over the Black Sea, causing a crash and the 'complete loss' of the American aircraft, US military says
The Russian fighter jet dumped fuel on the drone and flew recklessly around it before the collision…
Jake Epstein
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Acting Navy secretary apologizes for scathing criticism of fired captain in speech to aircraft carrier crew
"I also want to apologize directly to Captain Crozier, his family, and the entire crew of the Theod…
Ryan Pickrell,David Choi
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Biden invokes the Defense Production Act to ramp up production of baby formula as parents face a national shortage
The White House also announced Operation Fly Formula, which will use military aircraft to pick up b…
Kelsey Vlamis
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The 'digital quarterback' of US Navy aircraft carrier air wings is celebrating its 15th year in flight
"For 50 years, the E-2 has done something no other carrier-based aircraft can do," a former E-2 pro…
Benjamin Brimelow
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Navy SEALs have to go 'back to the future' to help US warships survive a future fight with Russia or China
"We're the Navy's naval commandos. That's what we are, and we understand our roots," the head of Na…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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The Navy sent another carrier on a rare trip to the high north. Here's how sailors kept it going in harsh conditions around Alaska
"Within the space of the week, we went from sweating at every step to bundled up and seeing our bre…
Courtney Mabeus
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The acting Navy secretary says he swiftly fired an aircraft carrier captain to avoid having Trump step in
As a coronavirus outbreak threatened his ship, Crozier wrote a letter pleading for the Navy to take…
Ryan Pickrell
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Ilhan Omar dings Marjorie Taylor Greene for buying thousands in Lockheed Martin stock 2 days before declaring 'war is big business'
Defending her oddly-timed trade, Greene told Insider that an independent financial advisor has "ful…
Bryan Metzger
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Lawmakers demand Trump's acting Navy secretary resign or be fired after he trashed an aircraft carrier captain to its crew
The 15-minute speech, which included profanity, was deeply critical of Crozier, who he accused of c…
Ryan Pickrell
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A historic exercise shows how Navy SEALs will keep aircraft carriers in a high-end fight
Navy special operators showed they can act as the eyes and ears of a carrier strike group, sending …
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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The Navy is getting closer to relying on pilotless planes to keep its fighters flying
Recent developments with the Navy's unmanned aerial systems reflect the major role those system cou…
Benjamin Brimelow
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Warship captains told the skipper of a COVID-stricken aircraft carrier he was 'doing what is right' just before the Navy fired him, emails show
"I read your letter," an aircraft carrier skipper wrote in an email to Capt. Brett Crozier. "I thou…
Ryan Pickrell
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Airbus just acquired a prop plane to act as a research lab in the sky, collecting data to develop self-flying aircraft – here's how it works
Airbus' Silicon Valley incubator, Acubed, is home to Project Wayfinder, which aims to create autono…
Thomas Pallini
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The Pentagon abruptly ordered an aircraft carrier on its way home from the Middle East to turn around as it warned Iran
The acting secretary of defense had ordered USS Nimitz to return to its home port just a few days e…
Ryan Pickrell
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The ADA doesn't require airlines to let passengers fly in their personal wheelchairs, but a new study suggests an expensive solution
Personal wheelchairs could fit onto planes if the left two front seats are removed instead of being…
Taylor Rains
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First NATO country sends Ukraine powerful surface-to-air missiles to shoot down Russian aircraft and cruise missiles
Slovakia confirmed it had sent Ukraine a Soviet-era S-300, a long-range surface-to-air missile syst…
Alia Shoaib
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Australia says China committed 'act of intimidation' by pointing laser at one of its military jets
The Australian Defense Force said that the laser illuminated a military aircraft, and endangered th…
Alia Shoaib
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US Navy aircraft carrier crippled by COVID-19 earlier this year again sees sailors test positive for the virus
Two sailors tested positive and were evacuated off the ship, and everyone known to have come in con…