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    "byline": "By Eve\u00a0Sampson\u00a0Sep\u00a03, 2026, 04:29\u00a0PM",
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    "excerpt": "A bipartisan group of lawmakers is pushing the Army to explain why it is shuttering a specialized drone battalion less than a year after establishing it, a move that comes as conflicts across the world have become increasingly defined by unmanned aerial systems and electronic warfare.",
    "lang": null,
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    "title": "The Army shut down a specialized drone unit. Legislators want to know why."
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