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FCC gives state prisons tech options to quash cellphones

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COLUMBIA, S.C. — Federal regulators are giving state prisons across the country more technological options to combat contraband cellphones, which prison officials have long...

Israel cites progress in laser that shoots down drones

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JERUSALEM — The Israeli military said Monday it has successfully tested an airborne high-power laser that can shoot down drones, technology it hopes to...

Gov’t use of Chinese drones in limbo as Congress weighs ban

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More than a year after the U.S. Interior Department grounded hundreds of Chinese-made drones it was using to track wildfires and monitor dams, volcanoes...

Navy says it’s charting a new course after rash of problems

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BATH, Maine — The Navy’s speedy littoral combat ships had propulsion failures. The gun on its stealthy destroyer is a dud because of expensive...

Poland to acquire 24 Turkish-made combat drones

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ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey and Poland have signed a deal for the sale of Turkish-made combat drones, making Poland the first NATO and European...

Russia’s northernmost base projects its power across Arctic

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NAGURSKOYE, Russia — During the Cold War, Russia's Nagurskoye airbase was little more than a runway, a weather station and a communications outpost in...

UK unveils plan for smaller, more high-tech armed forces

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LONDON — Britain plans to cut the size of its army and boost spending on drones, robots and a new “cyber force” under defense...

ANALYSIS: Communist Party seeking China’s ‘rejuvenation’

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BEIJING — The catchword “rejuvenation” has been tucked into the major speeches at China's biggest political event of the year, the meeting of its...