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Navy decommissions littoral combat ship Milwaukee

September 13, 2023
The Navy decommissioned the littoral combat ship Milwaukee on Friday in Mayport, Florida, after less than 10 years in service. The ship, designed to serve for a quarter century, is one of the Freedom-class variants that the Navy is mothballing before they reach the end of their service life so it can fund other priorities. The LCS Sioux City, another in the Freedom class, was decommissioned Aug.
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Tesla (TSLA) is most shorted stock, Elon Musk suspects Bill Gates still in it

September 13, 2023
Tesla (TSLA) is still the most shorted stock out of all the US large-caps, and Elon Musk suspects that Bill Gates still has a large position against the company. Shorts, people betting against the stock of a company, have long played a part in Tesla’s history on the stock market. Throughout the years, Tesla was often topping the list of the most shorted stocks on the NASDAQ. As the automaker…
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Production of electric mini-trucks begins in Texas

September 13, 2023
AYRO, an electric mini-truck maker based in Round Rock, Texas, has just announced the start of production at its local factory. The company’s first vehicle, known as the AYRO Vanish, is an electric utility truck with a modular design intended for a wide range of urban uses. The company has begun with low-rate initial production (LRIP), which is a limited manufacturing run intended to validate…
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US Air Force receives first new Compass Call electronic warfare plane

September 13, 2023
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The U.S. Air Force has received its first EC-37B Compass Call electronic warfare aircraft from contractors BAE Systems and L3Harris Technolgies, industry officials announced Tuesday. BAE Systems said in a release that the Air Force will next start combined developmental and operational testing for this Compass Call, the first of 10 aircraft planned for the Air Force. The…
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