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7 December 1941 Few events stand so prominently in military history as the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. At 0645 hrs that morning, at the entrance to Pearl Harbor, the Wickes class destroyer USS Ward (DD-139) attacked and sank the Japanese Type A Ko-hyoteki class midget submarine No.20, striking the sub with two shells from her 4 inch guns. These marked the first American shots of World War II, and its entrance into that conflict.

Yes, America Has Another Secret Spy DroneWe Pretty Much Already Knew That (War is Boring blog)

U.S. Navy Feared Crappy Russian Aircraft Carrier Might Sink (War is Boring blog)

Former Top USAF General: Time To Cut the A-10 (DefenseNews)

Indian Minesweeper Catches Fire at Dock (DefenseNews) More bad news for the IN.

The Road to Stealth UAS (Aviation Week) Note the unveiling of the RQ-180.

France takes 'immediate' military action amid CAR clashes (BBC)

Ousted USAF chief continues controversial fight for F-22 production (Jane's)

6 December 1934: In a speech to the American Correspondents Association, American ambassador at large Norman H. Davis warned Japan against leaving the Washington Naval Treaty, saying it would become a grave security threat in the Pacific. Barely three weeks later, Japan went ahead and gave formal notice of its denunciation of the treaty. Davis' words would prove prophetic, because almost exactly seven years later, Japan attacked at Pearl Harbor.

To replace the Sao Paulo, presumably, and as France can attest, having just one carrier is nearly the same as having none.

You probably weren't off base. Brazil has some interest in exploiting the greater South Atlantic ocean basin too.

Forbes Calls for Extending Super Hornet Production (USNI News)

US Navy Launches UAV from a Submarine (USNI News)

Polish Navy decommissions last Tarantul corvettes (Jane's)

You're referring to Brazil, I assume?

5 December 1943 P-51 Mustangs fly into combat for the first time (DefenseNews, Intercepts blog)

Why the US Shouldn’t Nuke Iran (The Diplomat, Pacific Realist blog)

China's Carrier-Based J-15 Begins Mass Production, Delivery (The Diplomat, Flashpoints blog)

How the U.S. Will Dispose of Syria's Chemical Weapons (Defense One)

Rep. Hunter: US Should Use Tactical Nukes on Iran if Strikes Become Necessary (DefenseNews, Intercepts blog)

Brazil inches closer towards naval ambitions (Jane's)

4 December 1983: American aircraft attack Syrian SAM batteries in the mountains east of Beirut, in direct response to having been fired upon. Two US Navy planes, an A-6 Intruder and an A-7 Corsair, flying from the USS John F. Kennedy) are downed. A-6 bombardier/navigator Lt Bobby Goodman is captured and held for 30 days. 8 Marines are killed on the same day, during an attack by Syrian backed militias against their airport observation post.

South Korea Conducts Military Drill in China’s ADIZ (The Diplomat)

Singapore Buys New Class of German Attack Submarines (USNI News)