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INNOVATIONS IN MATERIALS, STEALTH TECHNOLOGY, AND INTELLIGENCE ARE CHANGING THE WAY WE FIGHT WARS.

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The huge Navy hospital ships in Los Angeles and New York have a rich history
The former oil tankers are part of a line of medical vessels dating back more than 200 years.
Rob VergerApril 1, 2020

Eastern Arsenal
China’s version of GPS is almost complete. Here’s what that means.
It’s called BeiDou, and it’s key for the military, tech industry, and more.
P.W. Singer and Taylor A. Lee
Technology
Inside the flying military hospital that’s treating COVID-19 patients
The French airborne ICU was originally designed to transport injured soldiers back home.
By Christina Mackenzie
Technology
American Airlines hasn’t flown cargo-only flights since 1984. That just changed.
In a pandemic, if you can’t fly people, you might as well haul stuff. Here’s how that works.
Rob Verger

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A pilot passed out while flying an F-15 over Oregon. Here’s what happened next.
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Watch an electric seaplane take to the skies for the first time
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The best way to strip paint off a fighter jet? Laser-wielding robots.
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Countries can salvage places scarred by the horrors of war
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What's it's like to fly an 11,500-pound experimental helicopter (with zero experience)
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