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Watch an uncrewed Navy ‘ghost boat’ fire live missiles
Data brokers selling military members’ personal data is a national security risk
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Want to report a UAP sighting? US government workers can now use this website.
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Watch a Japanese research ship fire an electromagnetic railgun
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This electric plane’s 2,000-mile journey is over. Now its Air Force tests begin.
The Marines used a ‘robotic goat’ to fire a rocket-propelled grenade
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Watch this new Canada-made troop transport pass its explosive tests
Futuristic aircraft and robotic loaders dazzled at a Dallas tech summit
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