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The policy change paves the way for the country to export warships, missiles, and other weapons.
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Sam Meredith,lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
Video provided by the Navy shows the warship firing three shots at Touska after warning its crew to evacuate the ship’s engine room.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
The United States put two warships through the straits.
—Sophia Vento, The Hill, 19 Apr. 2026
The Navy has 16 warships — 11 destroyers, three amphibious assault ships, an aircraft carrier and a littoral combat ship — in the Middle East out of a battle force of roughly 300 total warships.
—Konstantin Toropin, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
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Sam Meredith,lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
Video provided by the Navy shows the warship firing three shots at Touska after warning its crew to evacuate the ship’s engine room.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
The United States put two warships through the straits.
—Sophia Vento, The Hill, 19 Apr. 2026
The Navy has 16 warships — 11 destroyers, three amphibious assault ships, an aircraft carrier and a littoral combat ship — in the Middle East out of a battle force of roughly 300 total warships.
—Konstantin Toropin, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
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“Warship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/warship. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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warship
noun
war·ship
ˈwȯ(ə)r-ˌship 
: a ship armed for combat
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