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US vs. Chinese replenishment ships: The workhorses that keep aircraft carriers operating
China is relatively new to replenishment ships and tends to build new vessels. The US Navy has 100 …
Benjamin Brimelow
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Every kind of F-35 has now seen combat after a carrier-based stealth fighter struck the Houthis
A US defense official told Business Insider that the F-35C made its first operational combat flight…
Jake Epstein
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US Navy aviators killed in stateside Growler fighter jet crash flew combat strike missions off a carrier in the Red Sea fight
They were among only a few women to fly combat missions over land, the Navy's Carrier Strike Group …
Jake Epstein
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China is closing a South China Sea surveillance gap with a new radar made to spot stealth aircraft, satellite images suggest
The system, purported to have advanced counter-stealth capabilities, could challenge how US forces …
Chris Panella
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US buys 81 Soviet-era combat aircraft from Russia's ally costing on average less than $20,000 each, report says
The US bought 81 Soviet-era combat aircraft from Kazakhstan, the Kyiv Post reported.
Rebecca Rommen
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Machine guns and combat aircraft aren't enough to stop Ukraine's drone boats from killing Russian warships, general says
Ukraine's Sea Baby naval drones have been upgraded, making them more durable and deadlier than the …
Jake Epstein
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Britain's $3.7B aircraft carriers were meant to take a crowning role in a major NATO exercise then failed to set sail, twice
The HMS Prince of Wales replaced its sister vessel for NATO exercises, but a scheduled departure on…
Tom Porter
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US Navy Super Hornets armed with SM-6s, a warship missile newly tested in combat, have been spotted in the Pacific
The ship-fired weapon looks to be getting a new role as a long-range air-to-air missile that could …
Jake Epstein
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Russia was scared to fly its Su-57 in combat, fearing a loss. Ukraine scored a hit on one anyway.
Western intelligence and aviation experts have said Russia wants to avoid the reputational damage o…
Jake Epstein
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China wants a fleet of aircraft carriers for pride and power, and it's building it at a breakneck pace
China is rushing to build a fleet of aircraft carriers and making major technology jumps. It sees d…
Chris Panella
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Ukraine's new drone boats are armed with heat-seeking missiles to scare off Russian aircraft, commander says
Ukraine modified its Magura V5 naval drones to carry R-73 short-range air-to-air missiles, giving t…
Jake Epstein
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British politicians think they have a plan to combat Andrew Tate's influence in schools. It's doomed to fail.
Politicians in the UK want to train young male influencers in schools to be alternative role models…
Lindsay Dodgson
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Ukraine wants interceptor drones to take out unmanned surveillance aircraft and blind the Russians without wasting missiles
A Ukrainian official put out a request for developers to help build drone interceptors to target Ru…
Chris Panella,Ella Sherman
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The US Air Force's plan to dodge Chinese missiles means new jobs for airmen who keep fighters flying
The Air Force needs to spread out to make it harder for adversaries to target its planes, but sprea…
Christopher Woody
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Ukraine's Bayraktar TB2 drones appear to be back in combat — and with devastating effect, reports say
A Ukrainian-operated Bayraktar TB2 unmanned combat aerial vehicle appeared to successfully target a…
Nathan Rennolds
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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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China to fund weapon building in Pakistan
The report has been shared by official Chinese media. Pakistan's new army chief General Qamar Javed…
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Satellite images show China made an apparent USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier target out in the desert
Satellite images show what appears to be a mock-up of the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier in a …
Chris Panella
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Crashed, harassed, and shot down: It's been a rough year for the MQ-9 Reaper, America's workhorse combat drone
US adversaries have messed with the Reaper drones above the Black Sea, Syria, and now off the coast…
Jake Epstein
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The US Air Force needs aircraft fleets ready for a fight 'that we've not ever seen the likes of before,' general says
Coming out of decades in the Middle East, US pilots and fighters aren't yet ready for a war with a …