The US Navy needs more counter-drone tech to stop a growing Middle East threat

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Amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland disabled an unmanned aerial vehicle with a solid state laser during a demonstration in 2020.
Amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland disabled an unmanned aerial vehicle with a solid state laser during a demonstration in 2020.

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The bodies of 2 Navy SEALs will probably never be found after rescuers searched 21,000 square miles without success, experts say

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Cypriot Navy special forces and US Navy SEALs at sea
Cypriot Navy special forces and US Navy SEALs in a joint rescue exercise in the port city of Limassol, Cyprus, on September 10, 2021.

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Losing Navy SEALs at sea during operations is extremely rare. It's only happened a handful of times.

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A coffer carrying the remains of Scott A. Wirtz, a Defense Intelligence Agency civilian and former Navy SEAL
The remains of Scott A. Wirtz, a Defense Intelligence Agency civilian and former Navy SEAL, at Dover Air Force Base, January 19, 2019, in Dover, Delaware.

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A YouTuber made a breakthrough in a decade-old case of a Navy veteran who vanished in the Ozarks

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YouTuber James Hinkle
YouTuber James Hinkle made a breakthrough in a cold case by finding a submerged vehicle in a pond.

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Satellite images show China made an apparent USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier target out in the desert

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Satellite image of a new carrier target in China's Taklamakan Desert.
Satellite image of a new carrier target apparently modeled after the USS Gerald R. Ford in China's Taklamakan Desert, captured January 1, 2024.

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A Brazilian influencer is feared dead after he jumped from a cruise during a fight with his girlfriend

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A man jumped from a cruise ship and is suspected dead, following a fight with his girlfriend.

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US Navy says the Ford carrier strike group is finally heading home after its first full deployment was upended by war

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The USS Gerald R. Ford in an Oslo Fjord.

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A US Navy destroyer and F-18 fighter jets shot down 17 drones and missiles that Iran-backed rebels fired in the Red Sea over 10 hours

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The US destroyer USS Laboon (left) and F-18 Super Hornets (right) shot down over a dozen drones and missiles fired by Iran-backed rebels near the Red Sea.
The US destroyer USS Laboon (left) and F-18 Super Hornets (right) shot down over a dozen drones and missiles fired by Iran-backed rebels near the Red Sea.

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Russia says Ukraine took out one of its warships, capping off an awful year for its Black Sea Fleet

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The Russian Navy's large landing ship Novocherkassk transits Istanbul's Bosphorus.
The Russian Navy's large landing ship Novocherkassk transits Istanbul's Bosphorus.

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Photos show dependable sea dogs serving alongside US sailors in the Navy

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Sailors sit with a dog and two goats on board a ship.
Sailors sit with a dog and two goats on board a ship.

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