German frigate Hessen sailors were on watch 12 hours a day in the Red Sea with only seconds to react to threats in the 'worst case scenario'

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The Hessen as it departs for deployment in the Red Sea on Feb. 8, 2024 in Wilhelmshaven, Germany.
The Hessen as it departs for deployment in the Red Sea on Feb. 8, 2024 in Wilhelmshaven, Germany.

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A US Navy transport ship deployed to help operate the floating port in Gaza returned home after an engine fire

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The Military Sealift Command maritime prepositioning ship USNS 2nd Lt. John P. Bobo
The Military Sealift Command maritime prepositioning ship USNS 2nd Lt. John P. Bobo is anchored during a routine port visit to the Marathi NATO Pier Facility in Souda Bay.

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A US Navy amphibious warship returned home for repairs just 10 days after deploying

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USS Boxer
USS Boxer (LHD-4) ship sails near a tanker in the Arabian Sea off Oman July 17, 2019.

Reuters/Ahmed Jadallah

See the 10 types of new US Navy warships plagued by shipbuilding delays

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An artist rendering of the future Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines.
An artist rendering of the future Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines.

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The US Navy has fired off nearly $1 billion in weapons fighting threats from Iran and the Houthis

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A missile launches from a US Navy warship in the Red Sea in February.
A missile launches from a US Navy warship in the Red Sea in February.

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US Navy warships shot down Iranian missiles with a weapon they've never used in combat before

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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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As China's navy grows, the US fleet is on a 'downward trajectory,' maritime expert says

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The USS Cole, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, sails past the Statue of Liberty for 2023 Fleet Week.
The USS Cole, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer.

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US Navy wins against familiar and unprecedented Red Sea threats are being driven by defense decisions it made decades ago

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A missile launches from a US Navy warship in the Red Sea in February.
A missile launches from a US Navy warship in the Red Sea in February.

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NATO helicopters are shooting down and eliminating enemy drones in a rarer kind of Red Sea battle

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A Houthi attack drone (L) and a French NH90 helicopter (R).
A Houthi attack drone (L) and a French NH90 helicopter (R).

French defense ministry and EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP via Getty Images

US Navy warships have the tools to fend off exploding drones like those wrecking a Russian fleet, but it's a dangerous and evolving threat

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In this photo released by the US Navy, two US Air Force F-35A Lightning II fighter jets fly alongside amphibious assault ship USS Bataan and guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner in the Gulf of Oman on Aug. 17, 2023.
In this photo released by the US Navy, two US Air Force F-35A Lightning II fighter jets fly alongside amphibious assault ship USS Bataan and guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner in the Gulf of Oman on Aug.
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