'Unsafe' intercepts of Australian anti-submarine aircraft by Chinese fighter jets hint at what they may be guarding so aggressively, naval expert says

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An MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter from the Royal Australian Navy Anzac-class frigate HMAS Ballarat (FFH 155) prepares to land on the flight deck aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S.

Claims that the US bought 81 Soviet-era combat aircraft from a close Russian ally are likely false, experts say

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Mikoyan MIG-29 fighter jets of the Polish Air Force
Mikoyan MIG-29 fighter jets of the Polish Air Force in a NATO shielding exercise at the Lask Air Base, Poland, on October 12, 2022.

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US buys 81 Soviet-era combat aircraft from Russia's ally costing on average less than $20,000 each, report says

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Three aircraft flying in a triangle formation.
Ukrainian SU-27 fighters escorting an SU-24 front-line bomber during an air-force exercise on Starokostyantyniv military air base in October 2018.

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A Soviet attack submarine crashed into a US aircraft carrier 40 years ago during the Cold War. It was a bad day for the sub.

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Soviet Submarine And US Aircraft Carrier Collide
In this aerial image, a Soviet Union submarine is seen after colliding with U.S. Kitty Hawk on March 22, 1984 in at sea.

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Take a look inside the US' Manned Orbiting Laboratory, a Cold War-era crewed spy satellite that never made it to space

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Concept image of the United States Air Force's proposed Manned Orbiting Laboratory.
Concept image of the United States Air Force's proposed Manned Orbiting Laboratory.

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The time in 1978 when a Soviet nuclear-powered satellite crashed into Canada and scattered radioactive debris everywhere

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The moon rises over a giant statue of Vladimir Ilych Lenin, former Bolshevik leader of the 1917 October Revolution and the first Head of state of the Soviet Union , on March 16, 1992, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan.
The moon rises over a giant statue of Vladimir Ilych Lenin, former Bolshevik leader of the 1917 October Revolution and the first Head of state of the Soviet Union , on March 16, 1992, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan.

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Ukraine and the US are mixing weapon systems that weren't built to play together to up Kyiv's defenses, and apparently they work

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A BUK air defence missile system (R) moves on April 29, 2015 in Moscow for the Victory Day military parade night training.
A BUK air defence missile system (R) moves on April 29, 2015, in Moscow for the Victory Day military parade night training.

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