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VIRGINIA-class Nuclear Submarine Makes AUKUS Visit To Australian Port

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MQ-9B SeaGuardian: Advancing Maritime Surveillance and Anti-Submarine Warfare

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Pentagon Send Stryker Vehicles to the Border

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VIRGINIA-class Nuclear Submarine Makes AUKUS Visit To Australian Port

The U. S. VIRGINIA-class submarine MINNESOTA (SSN 783) has made a port call to the Western Australian city of Perth, marking one of the first of many such planned visits as ...
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MQ-9B SeaGuardian: Advancing Maritime Surveillance and Anti-Submarine Warfare

The MQ-9B SeaGuardian, an advanced variant of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. 's (GA-ASI) Predator B, exemplifies cutting-edge unmanned aerial system (UAS) ...
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Pentagon Send Stryker Vehicles to the Border

The Pentagon has announced the deployment of a Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT) and a General Support Aviation Battalion to the U. S. -Mexico border, in line with President ...

Reports

A Backgrounder on Trump’s Golden Dome for America

Daniel Darling
20 March 2025