Greek Air Force F-16 makes emergency belly landing

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Second Virginia-class sub may carry next-gen sonar array

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America’s newest nuclear bomb is ahead of schedule

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Investors bet big on Ukraine-tested threat detector

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Ukraine downs a Russian fighter jet, Moscow’s bloggers say pilot survived

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Azerbaijan confirms JF-17 jets are officially in service

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Poland’s drone spending jumped 260-fold

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Ukraine downs a Russian fighter jet, Moscow’s bloggers say pilot survived

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Reusable rockets could turn orbit into military supply chain

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Echodyne plans to mass produce radars for the drone war

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