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Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, The Conversation, 2 Mar. 2026
Earlier Sunday, Macron said an Iranian drone targeting the Port of Abu Dhabi hit a hangar at France's naval air base in the United Arab Emirates.
—CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026
Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 4 Jan. 2026
New footage has been released that seems to show a Chinese Chengdu J-20 stealth fighter flying close to a Taiwanese airbase during a recent military exercise.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 3 Jan. 2026
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By comparison, the Iranian strike on the Al-Udeid air base in Qatar last year involved 14 ballistic missiles and was a one-off attack on a single target.
—Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, The Conversation, 2 Mar. 2026
Earlier Sunday, Macron said an Iranian drone targeting the Port of Abu Dhabi hit a hangar at France's naval air base in the United Arab Emirates.
—CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026
Noun
Trump ordered airstrikes on various Venezuelan sites, including the main military base, Fuerte Tiuna, the main airbase, La Carlota, El Volcán, a signal antenna site, and La Guaira Port, a seaport on the coast of the Caribbean, CBS News and the BBC reported, citing officials.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 4 Jan. 2026
New footage has been released that seems to show a Chinese Chengdu J-20 stealth fighter flying close to a Taiwanese airbase during a recent military exercise.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 3 Jan. 2026
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