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On July 26, 2025, Australia and the United Kingdom formalized their commitment to the AUKUS submarine…
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The U.S. Navy’s adoption of the CMV-22B Osprey represents far more than a straightforward aircraft replacement…
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In 2020 as the pandemic was falling on the world, I was in Western Australia viewing…
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