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The Cruiser Survived Two Atomic Tests. Why Couldn’t Prinz Eugen Be Saved From a Leak?
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On the morning of December 21, 1946, the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen, anchored in Kwajalein Lagoon, settled noticeably by the stern and began to list. Water ...

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A Floating Hangar for Uncrewed Submarines: What China’s Second Mystery Ship Reveals
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A second unusually configured Chinese vessel has appeared in Guangzhou, which Western analysts assess to be a mothership for large uncrewed underwater ...

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Hiding Radars and Keeping Supplies Moving: Why the U.S. Army Is Changing How It Prepares for War in the Pacific
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A missile launcher can be deployed to an island, camouflaged, and connected to a wider command network. Keeping it operational over time is considerably ...

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Without a Constant Satellite Link: Why Starlink Problems Have Fuelled Interest in Germany’s HX-2
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A strike drone can have sufficient range, a functioning propulsion system, and a suitable warhead — yet still become ineffective because its communications ...

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Radar on a Business Jet: How GlobalEye Sees Beyond the Horizon
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Ground-based radar has a limitation that cannot be overcome simply by increasing its power: the Earth is round. A low-flying aircraft or cruise missile can ...

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Coyote Is Becoming a Missile: Why the Drone Interceptor Is Getting a New Engine
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Drones are getting faster — and their hunters need to accelerate, too. Raytheon has unveiled a new Coyote interceptor variant that replaces its small turbojet ...

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Bradley Gets a Longer Reach: Spike LR2 Adapted for the TOW Launcher
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Giving an older IFV a new anti-tank missile does not necessarily require replacing its turret. At AUSA 2026, Rafael USA and Leonardo DRS presented a solution ...

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Uragan on Tracks: Afghanistan Combines a Heavy Rocket Launcher with an IFV
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It has the hull of an infantry fighting vehicle, but instead of the familiar turret, it carries a bank of launch tubes for 220 mm rockets. An unusual ...

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A General Doubted Military Balloons. Now the U.S. Army Is Sending Them on Missions
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When John Rafferty first heard that the Army was considering high-altitude balloons for reconnaissance, the idea struck him as crazy. The military was ...

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One Expensive Missile Is No Longer Enough: The U.S. Army Is Rethinking Air Defence
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An air defence system can successfully shoot down every incoming target — and still find itself in trouble before the next attack. Its interceptors have been ...

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