Rising tensions with Russia have NATO militaries worried about the revival of a Cold War-era submarine threat

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An undersea cable is laid to Hiddensee island in the Baltic Sea in July 2009.

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How unusually mild weather prevented what could've been the first aircraft carrier battle since World War II

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An A-4 Skyhawk launches from Argentine aircraft carrier ARA Veinticinco de Mayo in 1982.

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The US Navy's struggle to keep ships in fighting shape is leading sailors to 'cannibalize' more parts from other ships

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The lower bow unit of the aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan is lowered into place at a Newport News shipyard in March 2000.

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Japan says 3 balloons that floated into its airspace years ago are 'strongly presumed' to have been Chinese spy balloons

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A balloon flies in the sky over Billings, Montana, on February 1, 2022.
A surveillance balloon over Billings, Montana, on February 1.

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The newest Sidewinders have become 'the weapons of choice' against unidentified objects over the US, top general says

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The suspected Chinese spy balloon drifts to the ocean after being shot down off the coast in Surfside Beach, South Carolina, U.S. February 4, 2023.
A suspected Chinese spy balloon after being shot down off the coast of South Carolina on February 4.

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Russia's tanks may face 'disadvantageous conditions' in a battle with US-made Abrams tanks, Russian expert says

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Destroyed Russian tank near Izyum in Ukraine
A destroyed Russian tank near Izyum in eastern Ukraine in October 2022.

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European militaries are emptying their arsenals to send heavy-duty howitzers to Ukraine

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A French Caesar self-propelled howitzer fires into the Middle Euphrates River Valley in December 2018.

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Why China's and Russia's 5th-generation stealth jets don't quite live up to the hype, according to a former US Navy pilot

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A Chinese air force J-20 fighter jet at the Changchun Air Show in Jilin Province in August 2022.

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Shunned by the US, Turkey is preparing to launch its first aircraft carrier — but it will come with a twist

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TCG Anadolu, Turkey's largest warship, in Istanbul in September 2022.

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Japan says it has 'legal right' to destroy any foreign balloon in its airspace

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A high altitude balloon floats over Billings, Montana, on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023.
A high-altitude balloon over Billings, Montana, on February 1.

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