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The US is increasingly integrating sea drones and other autonomous vessels into its naval operations.

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NAPLES, Italy — For the first time in more than two decades there are three aircraft carriers, along with hundreds of Navy aircraft and thousands of sailors and Marines, deployed to the Middle East, U ...

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Trump reportedly believes that the Ford-class carrier’s command “island” is in the wrong place, and wants to move it. It is unclear why. Trump has suggested for years—going back to his first term—that ...