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US Flies Two B-52s Over Gulf in Message for Iran

The United States deployed two B-52 long-range bombers over the Gulf on Thursday in a show of force directed at Iran as Washington moves to cut its ground-level military presence in the region.

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US Army Researcher Proposes Model for Quieter Small Drones

A researcher with the US Army has presented a model for the development of quieter drones using high-fidelity computational fluid dynamics.

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US Senators Fail to Block Trump Sale of F-35 Jets, Drones to UAE

Democrats failed to block the United States from selling top-of-the-line fighter-jets to the United Arab Emirates, with most senators dismissing fears that President Trump was setting off a dangerous arms race.

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US Army Sacks Commanders Over Texas Base Crime Wave

The US Army announced it was removing or suspending 14 commanders and unit leaders at Fort Hood after a slate of murders and sex crimes at the Texas base.

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Trump’s Troop Drawdown in Afghanistan Undermines His Own Peace Deal

A hasty US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan rewards the Taliban for conditions they have not met and leaves al-Qaeda in a position ripe to reap the benefits.

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Two Recent Accidents Ground US Navy Scout Helicopter Drones

The US Navy has grounded its fleet of MQ-8C Fire Scouts after two of the unmanned helicopters were involved in separate accidents within a week.

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Drone Effectiveness Against Air Defenses, Not Tanks, Is the Real Concern

Turkey and Azerbaijan’s ability to take out air defenses with drones in Nagorno Karabakh should be a greater cause for concern than how effective their drones were against armor.

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US Army Develops More Efficient, Self-Adjusting Turbine Engine Design

Researchers from the US Army and two American universities have developed a new turbine engine design with improved performance through automatic, in-air adjustment of its rotor blades.

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Eyeing China, Top US General Sees Tech Revolution on Battlefield

Joint Chiefs Chairman General Mark Milley said the US military has to fully embrace robotics and artificial intelligence if it is to maintain superiority over China.

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Azerbaijani Forces Raise Flag in Last District Handed Back by Armenia

Azerbaijani soldiers on Tuesday hoisted their country's flag in the final district given up by Armenia under a peace deal that ended weeks of fighting over the disputed Nagorno Karabakh region.

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