The US Navy's overwhelming missile-tube advantage over China is shrinking

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China's Guangzhou destroyer launches a missile during a military exercise in July 2016.
China's Guangzhou destroyer launching a missile during a military exercise in July 2016.

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I toured the USS Cobia, a World War II submarine that sank 13 ships and received 4 battle stars. Take a look inside.

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The USS Cobia.
The USS Cobia.

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Zumwalt-class stealth destroyers may finally find purpose as hypersonic missile shooters

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Sailors walk past USS Zumwalt.
The Zumwalt-class stealth destroyers have struggled to find an adequate purpose, but are now being readied to carry hypersonic missiles still in development.

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A US Navy destroyer has come under missile fire 3 times in 3 months as the Houthis try to score a hit on a warship

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The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale crosses from the South China Sea into the Philippine Sea in 2021.
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale during a transit from the South China Sea to the Philippine Sea in 2021.

US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Matthew Mitchell

The US military's fight with the Houthis is locked in a dangerous stalemate

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An F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter jet takes off during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, which spent months battling the Houthis.
An F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter jet takes off during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, which spent months battling the Houthis.

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Zachary Elmore

See aboard the USS Beloit, the Navy's new $500 million littoral combat ship upgraded to fight near coastlines

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The USS Beloit decorated with ribbons.
USS Beloit is the US Navy's newest Freedom-class littoral combat ship.

US Navy photo by EJ Hersom

Every kind of F-35 has now seen combat after a carrier-based stealth fighter struck the Houthis

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An F-35C Lightning II attached to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314 launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in August.
An F-35C Lightning II attached to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314 launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in August.

US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Nathaly Cruz

US vs. Chinese replenishment ships: The workhorses that keep aircraft carriers operating

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The US is building a new class of fleet oilers, named for the late civil rights icon John Lewis, to support the global operations of its carrier strike groups.
The US is building a new class of fleet oilers, named for the late civil rights icon John Lewis, to support the global operations of its carrier strike groups.

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US Navy aviators killed in stateside Growler fighter jet crash flew combat strike missions off a carrier in the Red Sea fight

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An aircraft takes off from the flight deck of a ship at sea.
An E/A-18G Growler aircraft, attached to Electronic Attack Squadron 130, takes off from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Red Sea.

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A string of failures ended with 2 Navy SEALs drowning on a dangerous mission to intercept smuggled weapons, investigation finds

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US forces raided a small vessel off the coast of Somalia in January. Two Navy SEALs died during the mission.
US forces raided a small vessel off the coast of Somalia in January. Two Navy SEALs died during the mission.

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