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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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China's navy flexed new muscles in the South China Sea with its first dual aircraft carrier drills
Photos show its Liaoning and Shandong aircraft carriers carrying out dual operations for the first …
Chris Panella
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Nuclear-powered aircraft carriers would give China's growing navy new reach, and researchers say it's working on the reactor to power one
A nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, like American carriers, would be a major jump for China, giving…
Chris Panella
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Indian Coast Guard rescues 11 in a sea-air operation after merchant ship en route from Kolkata to Port Blair sinks
Indian Coast Guard on Sunday night, in a coordinated sea-air Search and Rescue (SAR) operation, res…
ANI
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As a warning, China sent warplanes and warships, including its first aircraft carrier, to practice assaulting Taiwan
China's military exercises are a follow-up to big drills conducted earlier this year and suggest wh…
Chris Panella
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Ukrainian unit commander predicts drone warfare will be truly unmanned in a matter of months and won't need human pilots
New drone technology is being developed and tested at a rapid pace, Brovdi said, and soon drones ma…
Chris Panella
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A US missile-defense system, hailed as the world's best, is headed to Israel to counter Iran
The THAAD, or Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system, could help Israel bolster its air defense…
Tom Porter
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China is rapidly building an unusual assault ship with an apparent catapult system for launching planes, but its purpose is still a mystery
The large, unique Type 076 amphibious assault ship, boasting a catapult for launching fixed-wing ai…
Chris Panella
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Rare satellite image shows China's only two operational aircraft carriers together at a base in the South China Sea
The carriers were docked at Sanya Naval Base on Hainan Island in the South China Sea earlier this w…
Chris Panella
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A US F-35 stealth fighter just landed on a destroyer Japan turned into an aircraft carrier for the first time off the California coast
Photos show a US F-35B operating on Japan's newly converted destroyer-turned-aircraft carrier off t…
Chris Panella
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China's Navy starts testing a next-generation fighter jet on one of its aircraft carriers
China's Navy took a major step towards maritime deployment of the J-35 with trial operations on the…
Chris Panella
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Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system almost didn't get built
Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system almost didn't get built because some IDF brass feared it …
Michael Peck
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The THAAD system the US is deploying to Israel has rarely seen combat, but its test record has been flawless since it came online
The US said it will deploy a Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense anti-missile battery to Israel fol…
Jake Epstein
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This French fighter jet Ukraine will get next can launch the stealthy Storm Shadow missiles that have frustrated Russia
France has promised to deliver Ukraine a new jet type, the Mirage, which can fire Storm Shadow/SCAL…
Sinéad Baker
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Why China would want to launch an intercontinental ballistic missile out into the Pacific
China's Rocket Force, the missile branch of its military, has seen astonishing growth in recent yea…
Chris Panella
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China's new aircraft carrier is being tested at sea for the first time, but US carriers 'remain in an echelon of their own,' expert says
China launched the first sea trial of its most advanced aircraft carrier, but it still falls short …
Thibault Spirlet
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Satellite images show long-range strikes destroyed a Russian aircraft that can drop glide bombs, Ukraine says
Ukraine's military intelligence agency said it destroyed one Su-34 fighter-bomber and likely damage…
Jake Epstein
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Ukraine takes delivery of another Patriot air-defense system, as Russian attacks ramp up
The Patriot air-defense system has been a key request from Ukraine, to combat Russian attacks, but …
Sinéad Baker
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Boeing says it'll lose at least $125 million more as its Starliner aircraft remains stuck in space with no return date
The increased projected loss comes as Boeing reported deepening financial woes, with a $1.44 billio…
Aditi Bharade
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The US Navy's top admiral admits they crammed too much new tech onto their new aircraft carrier
"We had 23 new technologies on that ship, which quite frankly increased the risk … right from the g…