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<news:title>Tanker targeted in suspected pirate attack off Somalia</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/superyachts/singapore-shipbuilder-secures-order-for-yacht-support-vessel</loc>
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<news:title>Singapore shipbuilder secures order for yacht support vessel</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/naval/naval-submersibles/us-navy-commissions-attack-submarine-idaho</loc>
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<image:caption>Commissioning ceremony of the US Navy Virginia-class submarine USS Idaho, April 25, 2026</image:caption>
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<news:title>US Navy commissions attack submarine Idaho</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/beleaguered-iran-says-it-will-not-accept-maximalist-us-demands-as-pakistan-pursues-peace</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-25T19:19:08.606Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Beleaguered Iran says it will not accept "maximalist" US demands as Pakistan pursues peace</news:title>
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<image:caption>US military strikes narco boat in Eastern Pacific, April 24, 2026</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-25T19:12:09.521Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>VIDEO | US military strikes narco boat in Eastern Pacific, killing two</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/tankers/feature-us-law-enforcement-raids-offices-of-houston-fuel-trader-ikon-midstream</loc>
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<image:caption>Torm Agnes</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-25T19:07:01.894Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>FEATURE | US law enforcement raids offices of Houston fuel trader Ikon Midstream</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/weaponry/hypersonic-weapon-startup-castelion-wins-105m-us-navy-contract-for-fa-18-integration</loc>
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<image:caption>Two F/A-18 Super Hornets launch from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in support of Operation Epic Fury, March 3, 2026</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-25T18:54:55.642Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Hypersonic weapon startup Castelion wins $105m US navy contract for F/A-18 integration</news:title>
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