How the US Navy tried — and failed — to sink carrier USS America for weeks

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An aerial port view of the Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier USS America (CV-66).
The US Navy controversially blasted ex-aircraft carrier America in a 2005 exercise to examine its ability to sustain damage.

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China and Russia are in a bad marriage that the West shouldn't try to break up

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China and Russia's partnership is littered with potential issues that limit its potency and staying power.
China and Russia's partnership is littered with potential issues that limit its potency and staying power.

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Terrorist attacks are on the rise in Russia as Putin remains 'distracted' by war in Ukraine

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Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Hezbollah has the weapons to carry out its threat against Cyprus

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Hezbollah has a considerable arsenal of Iranian-supplied missiles and drones that can threaten Israel's military.
Hezbollah has a considerable arsenal of Iranian-supplied missiles and drones that can threaten Israel's military.

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Russia is losing 1,000 soldiers a day in its relentless 'meat grinder' tactics against Ukraine: report

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- Smoke rises from a Russian tank destroyed by Ukrainian forces, on the side of a road in Lugansk region.

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Putin says Russia plans to 'comprehensively upgrade' its navy

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Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
Russian leader Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that the naval upgrades would "drastically improve its combat potential."

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China says it picked up a submarine detector dropped by a US Navy aircraft in the South China Sea

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P-8A Poseidon dropping a device replicating a Mk-54 torpedo
The aircraft in the video released by Chinese state media looked like a US Navy P-8A Poseidon, and it was dropping what looked like a sonobuoy, which is a kind of acoustic sensor used to track submarines.

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4 NATO countries are calling for a defense line along Europe's 700-mile border with Russia and Belarus

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Latvian President (3rd from left) walks alongside a fence being built on Latvia's border with Russia
Latvian President (3rd from left) walks alongside a fence being built on Latvia's border with Russia on June 18, 2024.

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Drone-on-drone clashes in Ukraine are like WWI dogfights — and tactics are evolving fast

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The viewfinder of an FPV drone in Ukraine chases and appears to crash into a Russian Orlan-10 drone.
The viewfinder of an FPV drone in Ukraine chases and appears to crash into a Russian Orlan-10 drone.

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Houthi rebels say they've fired a new 'homemade hypersonic missile,' posting footage of its launch at a civilian ship

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Footage of the purported
Footage of the purported "Hatem-2" launch, which the Houthis called a "homemade hypersonic missile."

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