NOV 6, 2026·Explainer
The Mk 41 lights a missile's motor inside the ship and vents the blast through a plenum, while Bulava, Trident II and the S-300F are ejected before their motors ignite; DSIAC, Lockheed Martin and the US Navy spell out what each choice costs.
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NOV 6, 2026
An F-35B flown by a Royal Navy test pilot jettisoned an inert MBDA Meteor from its internal weapons bay at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, on October 7, the F-35 Joint Program Office and MBDA said on November 5, the first of a series of trials ahead of live firings.
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NOV 5, 2026
President Trump said on November 3 that US payments to Israel of about $4 billion a year will end by year-end; GlobalMilitary.net data shows the Israeli Air Force, whose 346 combat aircraft are all US types, is the branch built on American equipment, while Israel's tanks are home-built.
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