Ships and aircraft of the US-led international military coalition formed to safeguard commercial shipping in the Red Sea have successfully intercepted a complex attack from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen towards international shipping lanes where dozens of merchant vessels were transiting. The attack against southern Red Sea shipping by Iranian-designed, one-way attack unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), […]
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Aviation elements of the US Navy sank three small boats operated by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militia after their crews failed to board a commercial ship in the southern Red Sea earlier this week, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) has confirmed via social media. Helicopters from the aircraft...
The US Navy has confirmed that one of its aircraft carriers suffered an onboard fire while pierside in San Diego, California, on Wednesday, June 28. The incident occurred ..
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Nine US Navy sailors suffered minor injuries after a fire ignited on board the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln on Tuesday, November 29. The navy said ..
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The US Navy’s USS Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group has arrived in the Sea of Japan to conduct trilateral ballistic missile defence exercises with two Japan Mariti ..
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China’s air and maritime response to the recent visit of US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan has received massive media coverage. Much of it has ..
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China has been honing its ship-killing skills for potential future conflicts on new targets in a remote desert, according to new satellite photos reviewed by USNI News. New analysis shows the People’s Liberation Army is testing the ability to hit ships in port with long-range ballistic missiles.
Since USNI News reported China has been building aircraft carrier targets in the Takmalakan Desert,...
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Nimitz-class aircraft carriers USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) and USS Nimitz (CVN-68) transit the Pacific Ocean on Feb. 13, 2022. US Navy Photo
Some Nimitz-class aircraft carriers could remain in the fleet longer than previously anticipated, two Navy officials said on Wednesday.
The service is currently studying extending the service lives of the oldest Nimitz-class aircraft carriers, Jay Stefany, who is currently performing the duties of the assistant secretary of the Navy for research, development...
The major build-up of Russian land forces around Ukraine has received a great deal of media attention, but the accompanying accumulation of warships of the Russian Federa ..
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The US Navy said that one of its F-35C Lightning II fighter aircraft had a landing mishap on deck while the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson was conducting r ..
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