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Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Thursday, June 18 (cnet.com)

2026-06-18 | by See Full Bio | tags: nyt, crossword, google calendar

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The defense-tech founder betting on autonomous war (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-30 | tags: shield ai, autonomous drones, ukraine

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War Game Exposed U.S. Vulnerability to Low-Tech Warfare (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-19 | get Cybersecurity Defense Kit → | tags: war game, millennium challenge, low-tech warfare

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Two EA-18 fighter jets collide at Mountain Home airshow, pilots ejected safely (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-17 | by Sun | get Model Aircraft Fighter Jet → | tags: ea-18, mountain home airshow, navy jets

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Solar drone with jumbo jet wingspan broke a flight record—then it crashed (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-13 | get Solar Drone Kit → | tags: solar drone, solar impulse 2, skydweller aero

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Iran Is Using Tiny ‘Mosquito’ Boats to Shut Down the Strait of Hormuz (wired.com)

2026-05-12 | by Vincenzo Leone | get Remote-Controlled Boat Model → | tags: iran, strait of hormuz, mosquito fleet

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Some Galaxy S26 models just received a root exploit (and Magisk) (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-12 | get Magisk Root Kit → | tags: galaxy s26, exynos 2600, magisk

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Everyone’s a loser in Strait of Hormuz game that simulates global crisis (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-08 | get Strategic Command: WWII Pacific → | tags: strat of hormuz, bottleneck game, iran

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U.S. tests the Iran war’s fragile ceasefire by attempting to open the Strait of Hormuz (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-05 | get Maritime Navigation Safety Kit → | tags: iran, strait of hormuz, u.s. military

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US Navy signs deal with AI firm for training underwater drones to detect mines in Strait of Hormuz — $100 million would allow drone minesweepers to update their detection algorithms in days instead of months (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-02 | by Jowi Morales | get Underwater Drone Mine Detection Kit → | tags: us navy, domino data lab, undersea minesweepers

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Pentagon budget reveals it's pursuing containerized 300kW+ laser weapons, ambitious Joint Laser Weapon System designed to shoot down cruise missiles — system part of $17.9 billion Golden Dome missile-defense initiative (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-01 | by Etiido Uko | tags: joint laser weapon system, golden dome missile-defense, high-energy laser

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A key weapon in America’s ‘Golden Dome’ defense shield is taking shape (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-29 | get Dome Security Camera System → | tags: army, navy, high-energy laser

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Why aircraft carriers are the best (and worst) place for laser weapons (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-26 | tags: aircraft carriers, laser weapons, u.s. navy

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US Navy tests laser weapon that shoots down drones on the USS George H.W. Bush supercarrier — ‘system tracked, engaged, and neutralized multiple target drones,’ has essentially unlimited power source (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-25 | by Mark Tyson | get Laser Weapon Defense System → | tags: locust laser weapon system, us navy, george h.w. bush

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How Roman Sailors Repaired Ships on the Fly Far From Home (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-24 | get Roman Ship Repair Kit → | tags: roman navy, shipbuilding, adriatic sea

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Behind the unraveling of Dan Crenshaw (theverge.com)

2026-04-22 | by Tina Nguyen | tags: dan crenshaw, time 100 next, navy seal

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Guess What This Creepy Underwater Thing Is That Was Photographed by US Navy Divers for NASA (futurism.com)

2026-04-21 | by Victor Tangermann | get Underwater Drone Camera → | tags: nasa, artemis 2, orion capsule

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U.S. attacks and seizes Iranian ship in Strait of Hormuz, throwing a ceasefire into question (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-20 | get Maritime GPS Navigation System → | tags: u.s. navy, iranian ship, strait of hormuz

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Ridley Scott's post-apocalyptic The Dog Stars drops first trailer (arstechnica.com)

2026-04-17 | get The Dog Stars Novel → | tags: ridley scott, the dog stars, novel

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UK navy tracked three Russian submarines near undersea cables, damage would 'have serious consequences,' Putin warned — US and allies expand seabed protection efforts (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-09 | by Luke James | get Undersea Cable Security Kit → | tags: gugi-class, undersea cables, royal navy

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This $500,000 Corporate Retreat to Honduras Went Horribly Wrong. ‘We Had to Eat a Dead Tarantula’ (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-08 | by Jonathan Small | get Honduras Travel Survival Kit → | tags: plex, honduras, corporate retreat

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UK confirms drone-killing DragonFire laser weapon for Royal Navy destroyers by 2027 —laser downs 400mph high‑speed drones, costs $13 per shot (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-05 | by Luke James | tags: dragonfire, mbda uk, royal navy

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The Navy brought a retired laser weapon back for a new drone fight (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-03 | get Laser Weapon Defense System → | tags: navy, laser weapon, directed-energy

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This Navy SEAL Commander Says Leaders Aren’t Born or Made — They’re Chosen Based on One Thing (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-02 | by Jon B. Becker | get Leadership Training Book → | tags: navy seals, leadership, rich diviney

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Why the US Navy won't blast the Iranians and 'open' Strait of Hormuz (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-31 | by James A. Russell | get Maritime Security Satellite Phone → | tags: us navy, strait of hormuz, iranian ships

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The Navy’s AI bet to fix its submarine bottleneck (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-03-27 | get Submarine AI Simulation Kit → | tags: u.s. navy, cherokee alabama, submarine

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A French Navy officer accidentally leaked the location of an aircraft carrier by logging his run on Strava (techcrunch.com)

2026-03-20 | by Amanda Silberling | get Strava Running App → | tags: strava, charles de gaulle, french navy

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Gecko Robotics lands the largest US Navy robotics deal yet (techcrunch.com)

2026-03-17 | by Rebecca Szkutak | get Robotics Engineering Kit → | tags: gecko robotics, u.s. navy, digital twin

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Gecko Robotics lands the largest U.S. Navy robotics deal yet (techcrunch.com)

2026-03-17 | by Rebecca Szkutak | get Robotics Engineering Kit → | tags: gecko robotics, u.s. navy, digital twin

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Gecko Robotics brings its AI to U.S. Navy ship repair in latest next-gen defense tech deal (cnbc.com)

2026-03-17 | by Samantha Subin | get Gecko Robotics Inspection Robot → | tags: gecko robotics, u.s. navy, autonomous robots