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Pentagon: Chinese naval ship seized an unmanned U.S. underwater vehicle in South China Sea - The Washington Post
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$800M underwater drone contract signals Pentagon's growing interest in unmanned tech | Stars and Stripes
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China says it will return seized U.S. undersea drone but accuses Washington of hyping incident - The Japan Times
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