The LOWDOWN
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Blockades, Terror Labels, and Hypersonic Reach: Venezuela Oil Seizures, Russia-Ukraine Escalation, China’s New Airlift, and the Next Phase of Global Power Competition
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- https://understandingwar.org/
- https://www.twz.com/sea/this-will-be-the-navys-new-medium-landing-ship
- https://breakingdefense.com/2025/12/army-will-seek-new-airborne-jammer-lightweight-ground-ew-in-2026/
- https://www.suasnews.com/2025/12/boeing-insitu-and-tno-announce-major-advancements-in-multi-function-radar-intelligence-surveillance-reconnaissance-mraisr/
- https://thedefensepost.com/2025/12/08/general-dynamics-munition-launcher/
- https://nextgendefense.com/iran-hadid-110-drone/
- https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/trump-orders-blockade-sanctioned-oil-tankers-venezuela-rcna249616
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- https://www.euronews.com/2025/12/16/turkish-fighter-jets-shoot-down-out-of-control-drone-over-black-sea
- https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-12-16/the-united-states-designates-clan-de-golfo-as-a-foreign-terrorist-group.html
- https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/zelenskyy-says-u-s-negotiated-proposals-to-end-the-war-in-ukraine-could-be-presented-to-russia-within-days
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