admiralty

adjective

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as in naval

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  • Iran's Revolutionary Guard said Friday that a supertanker carrying more than 2 million barrels of oil struck a naval mine, exploded and caught fire while using an unauthorized route in the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state media reported.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2026
  • The development also signals a broader transformation in naval warfare, where unmanned systems are increasingly becoming an important component of military planning.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
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