Ukraine doesn't have much of a navy, but it's found a way to hunt down the 'weakest links' in Russia's critical sea supply lanes, UK intel says

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Russia's Black Sea Fleet warships take part in the Navy Day celebrations in the port city of Novorossiysk on July 30, 2023.
Russia's Black Sea Fleet warships take part in the Navy Day celebrations in the port city of Novorossiysk on July 30, 2023.

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The world's most powerful navies in 2023, ranked

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Chinese soliders stand in a line on a warship
Chinese sailors atop a naval vessel in April 2009. China's navy is one of the world's most powerful.

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US Navy stealth destroyer Zumwalt's deck guns are basically useless, but it's on its way to get new hypersonic missile launchers

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USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) transits the Atlantic Ocean during acceptance trials, April 21, 2016.

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Ukraine shows off a sea drone that can wipe out Russian ships and is 'faster than anything in the Black Sea'

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Russian Navy vessels near the Black Sea port of Sevastopol in Crimea on February 16, 2022.
Russian Navy vessels near the Black Sea port of Sevastopol in Crimea on February 16, 2022.

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War with China would be an 'onslaught' like the US hasn't faced in decades

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A boxing match between China and the US.
Military and experts agree: the US is nowhere near ready for a war with China.

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Modern day pirate hunters operate in the 'wild, wild West' as they track countless vessels smuggling 'arms, drugs, and people' on the open seas, former Naval admiral says

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The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99) passes by the smoke from a suspected pirate skiff it disabled March 31, 2010 in the Gulf of Aden.
The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99) passes by the smoke from a suspected pirate skiff it disabled March 31, 2010 in the Gulf of Aden.

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After a 35-year break, the US Navy is building frigates again, and it has a lot of catching up to do

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Navy USS Ingraham Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate
USS Ingraham, the last Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate built for the US, returns from its last deployment in November 2014.

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US Navy video shows a dozen Iranian fast-attack boats swarming an oil tanker in its latest maritime seizure

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A screenshot of a video showing fast-attack craft from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy swarming Panama-flagged oil tanker Niovi as it transits the Strait of Hormuz, May 3, 2023.
A screenshot of a video showing fast-attack craft from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy swarming Panama-flagged oil tanker Niovi as it transits the Strait of Hormuz, May 3, 2023.

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Ukrainian soldiers are using a handheld video game console to operate machine gun mounts, per reports. The US Navy has also utilized Xbox controllers in the past.

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Ukrainian serviceman firing a machine gun at a firing range, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, March 15, 2023
Ukrainian serviceman firing a machine gun at a firing range, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, March 15, 2023

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Cats once served as vital members of the US Navy. Old photos show these forgotten service felines.

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Cpl. Edward Burckhardt poses with a rescued a kitten that he named Suribachi Sue.
Cpl. Edward Burckhardt poses with a rescued a kitten that he named Suribachi Sue.

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