US Navy warships in the Red Sea are fighting off missiles new to combat that are 'way faster' than anything else, destroyer captain says

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Guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64).
Guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64).

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Yemen's Houthi rebels are menacing ships on the high seas

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A French helicopter shot down a Houthi attack drone in the Red Sea in March. Houthi rebels have since used their UAVs to threaten ships far beyond the Red Sea.
A French helicopter shot down a Houthi attack drone in the Red Sea in March. Houthi rebels have since used their UAVs to threaten ships far beyond the Red Sea.

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The Pentagon is sending 2 Navy warships to protect the floating pier to bring aid to Gaza by sea

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Two boats sail nearby a large metal platform in the sea
Soldiers and sailors assemble the floating pier off the shore of Gaza in the Mediterranean Sea.

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See photos of the US Navy's rare blue nose tradition, which may also be its strangest

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The icebreaker SS Manhattan crushes through pack ice
The icebreaker SS Manhattan crushes through pack ice in the M'Clure Strait in the northwest territories of Canada.

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A US Navy supply ship was run aground by a distracted junior officer after the ship's captain left to eat dinner, investigation reveals

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Coastal Riverine Squadron patrol boats conducts flank USNS Alan Shepard
Coastal Riverine Squadron patrol boats conducts flank USNS Alan Shepard in the Gulf of Tadjoura.

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A US Navy aircraft carrier is rearmed and back in the Red Sea amid a Houthi missile crisis with no end in sight

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The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and the French aircraft carrier FS Charles De Gaulle participate in a photo exercise in the Mediterranean Sea on May 2.
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D.

The US needs allies to help build a naval coalition if it wants to stand a fighting chance against China's massive fleet, retired admiral says

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Chinese warships in Qingdao, Shandong.
Chinese warships in Qingdao, Shandong.

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The US Navy wants a lot more of a missile that just recently scored its first kill to counter Pacific threats like China

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An SM-3 Block 1B interceptor missile is launched from the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie during a Missile Defense Agency and US Navy test in the Pacific Ocean.
An SM-3 Block 1B interceptor missile is launched from the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie during a Missile Defense Agency and US Navy test in the Pacific Ocean.

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See the UK destroyer crew that scored the Royal Navy's first missile kill since the Gulf War

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The Royal Navy destroyer HMS Diamond intercepted a missile fired by Houthi militants at a merchant ship.
The Royal Navy destroyer HMS Diamond intercepted a missile fired by Houthi militants at a merchant ship.

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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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