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Navy Picks Boeing Over Northrop Grumman to Build F/A-XX Carrier Fighter
Hegseth Expected to Cut 20 Percent of General and Admiral Positions in Pentagon Overhaul
Ukraine Rebuilds Soviet Armor Into Kamikaze Robots and Storms a Russian Stronghold
Hypersonic Blackbeard Missile Flies on a Navy Super Hornet for the First Time
OpenAI and Anthropic Investigate Tens of Thousands of Rogue-Agent Incidents
U.S. Commandos Join Ecuador Police Raids on Criminal Network Tied to Jalisco Cartel
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- 02U.S. Forces Complete Withdrawal From Iraq, Ending Anti-ISIS Mission, Iraqi Official Says
- 03Russian Tu-95 Bomber Crashes in Far East, Killing Six Crew
- 04Estonia Links Russian Intelligence to Arson at Robot-Maker Milrem
- 05Dutch Police Arrested Alleged ShinyHunters Leader Days Before FBI Breach
- 06Rome Court Sentences Three Egyptian Officers for Kidnapping Italian Student
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Royal Navy Fires Naval Strike Missile for First Time as Allies Sink Ex-USS Klakring
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