A US Navy carrier strike group equipped with F-35 stealth fighters is rushing to the Middle East along with a submarine packed with Tomahawk missiles

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A large ship at sea on the right and a smaller ship in the background on the left.
The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, right, follows the guided missile cruiser USS Cape St. George as the ships transit the Strait of Hormuz on May 1, 2012.

US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Alex R. Forst

Here are some of the weapons the US and its allies fired to sink 2 ex-warships during RIMPAC 2024

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A Royal Australian Navy warship fires the first Naval Strike Missile
HMAS Sydney fires the first Naval Strike Missile during a live-fire sinking exercise off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii.

Australian Defence Force photo by Royal Australian Navy Imagery Specialist Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman

The US Navy says it can't stop the Houthi attacks on shipping with force alone

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Sailors observe an F/A-18E Super Hornet launch from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Red Sea on April 12.
Sailors observe an F/A-18E Super Hornet launch from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Red Sea in April 2024.

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The US Navy is on its fourth aircraft carrier as its warships react to fighting in the Middle East

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The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln maneuvers through a turn while underway in the US 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln maneuvers through a turn while underway in the US 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

US Navy photo by Capt. Lee Apsley

The US is deploying more warships able to shoot down ballistic missiles to keep Iran and its friends in check

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The guided missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald launches a Standard Missile-3 during a joint ballistic missile defense exercise in the Pacific Ocean Oct. 25, 2012.
The guided missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald launches a Standard Missile-3 during a joint ballistic missile defense exercise in the Pacific Ocean Oct. 25, 2012.

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Lockheed Martin's new compact hypersonic missile enables America's stealth fighters to engage targets at Mach 5 speeds

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An engineer shines a light on a Mako hypersonic missile model featuring the Lockheed Martin logo.
An engineer shines a light on a Mako hypersonic missile model featuring the Lockheed Martin logo.

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A US Navy fighter squadron scored a series of firsts fighting the Houthis from an aircraft carrier in the Red Sea

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An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to the
An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to the "Gunslingers" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 105, launches aboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Red Sea on April 20.

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A US Air Force B-2 stealth bomber helped sink an old warship in the Pacific with new anti-ship QUICKSINK bombs

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A US Air Force B-2 Spirt in the sky over northwest Missouri on August 29, 2018.
A US Air Force B-2 Spirt like the one that recently dropped a QUICKSINK anti-ship weapon during the Rim of the Pacific exercise.

US Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot

Unusual photos show A-10 attack aircraft built to hunt tanks escorting a ballistic missile submarine

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An A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft above the ballistic missile submarine USS Wyoming on July 15.
An A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft above the ballistic missile submarine USS Wyoming on July 15.

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A US Navy carrier strike group fired nearly 800 missiles and bombs during its Red Sea fight against the Houthis

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An F/A-18E Super Hornet launches from the flight deck of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Red Sea on April 19.
An F/A-18E Super Hornet launches from the flight deck of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Red Sea.

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