Australia tests SM-2 in first ground-based test

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U.S. Marines test-fire their new air defense system

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U.S. Navy wants fast fix for the F-35B’s sludge problem

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U.S. Navy’s “doomsday plane” isn’t retiring anytime soon

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Russia says its new tanks can defeat drones, deploys them to front

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U.S. Marines test-fire their new air defense system

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U.S. Navy wants fast fix for the F-35B’s sludge problem

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U.S. Navy’s “doomsday plane” isn’t retiring anytime soon

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Reusable rockets could turn orbit into military supply chain

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