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This really is the key technology to make an upper stage rapidly reusable—NASA's space shuttle orbiters were reusable but required a standing army to refurbish the vehicle between flights.
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Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
5 Sep. 2025
Update on Population 'Emergency' Russian and Chinese Naval Fleet Sails Near US Ally
Some analysts have pointed to the role technology could play to reduce the streamline the modern standing armies.
At the time, colonies formed their own militias made up of citizen-soldiers.
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Juliana Kim,
NPR,
9 Oct. 2025
The Sagaing region, where the attacks took place, remains under the control of anti-government volunteer militias known as the People's Defence Force (PDF), per the BBC.
Avivi said that gathering information on Hamas terrorists and the organization’s structure has been an ongoing effort for years, including mapping platoons, companies, and battalions, as well as identifying commanders.
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Amelie Botbol,
FOXNews.com,
7 Oct. 2025
Her commander called her the best battalion officer in the brigade.
And, while large-scale armies were attacking one another with a vast arsenal of technological advancements, De Stijl architects and theorists were observing great opportunities for a better world based on this massive scale and these new technologies.
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JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
15 Oct. 2025
Following demonstrations over living conditions in which army members joined protests, Rajoelina was evacuated from the country aboard a French Army CASA aircraft, after a deal was struck with French President Emmanuel Macron, Reuters reported, citing French media.
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