navy
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The aircraft features a new Trump-designed livery in red, white and navy blue, in a change from the previous white and light blue livery.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
Mexico’s secretary of the navy, Raymundo Pedro Morales, told reporters that there was no immediate indication of damage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
The Malaysian navy is efficient at intercepting them, and pushing them back out onto the open seas, and local fishing communities will not help.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Ukraine’s navy posted a satellite photo of the damaged ship, which appeared to have broken in half.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
He coupled this commitment with a buildup of the navy, which would enable the United States to fight a defensive war if negotiations with France broke down.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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Under Pillar One of the defence pact, nuclear-powered attack submarines would be built in the UK and Australia for use in their navies.
From BBC ● May 30, 2026
What’s become apparent, Meade posits, is that control of the oceans through navies is no longer straightforward either.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 21, 2026
Hans Tino Hansen of the Risk Intelligence firm told AFP the number of warships in western navies equipped for a convoy mission had fallen by 75 percent since 1988.
From Barron's ● Mar. 18, 2026
India has invited the frigate to take part in its biennial military exercises along with participants from dozens of navies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026
China had an astronomical tradition millennia old; it invented paper and printing, rockets, clocks, silk, porcelain, and ocean-going navies.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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