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Australian Warship Test-Fires US Tomahawk Missile

An Australian warship has test-fired a US Tomahawk cruise missile, officials said, hailing a "major milestone" in the country's decade-long plan to beef up its fleet in the face of an Asia-Pacific arms race.

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Zumwalt Destroyer Floated With Hypersonic Launcher Upgrade

Huntington Ingalls Industries has undocked the US Navy’s USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) destroyer, featuring a new hypersonic missile launcher.

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Israeli PM Says Occupied Golan Heights Israeli ‘For Eternity’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the Golan Heights, occupied by Israel for almost 60 years, would perpetually remain part of Israel.

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Taiwan Says China Carrying Out Huge Maritime Drills

Taiwan said that dozens of Chinese warships and other vessels have been deployed around the island, in one of China's biggest-ever military exercises.

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India Bolsters Naval Fleet With New Russia-Built Warship

India's defense minister watched the commissioning of his country's latest naval vessel at a Russian shipyard Monday, hailing it as a "significant milestone" in ties with a longstanding defense ally.

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War Monitor Says Turkish Drone Strike Kills 11 Civilians in North Syria

A Turkish drone strike in a Kurdish-held area in northern Syria killed 11 civilians including six children, a war monitor said Monday.

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Ouster of Assad Breaks Link in Iran’s ‘Axis of Resistance’

The fall of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad shattered the key link in Iran's "axis of resistance", but Tehran will look for ways to adapt to the new reality, analysts say.

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Saab Unveils Drone Trainer That Functions as Both Asset and Threat

Saab has introduced an innovative drone training system designed to simulate both friendly and hostile scenarios during military exercises.

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Denmark Receives Four Additional F-35s From US

Four F-35 Lightning IIs have been delivered to the Danish Fighter Wing Skrydstrup facility after taking off from the US.

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Germany Tests Meteor Missile From Eurofighter for First Time

Germany has test-fired an MBDA Meteor long-range air-to-air missile from one of its Eurofighter Typhoons for the first time.

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