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

Tue, 04/16/2024 - 15:19

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.
US Central Command/Screengrab via X

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

Tue, 04/16/2024 - 12:51

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.
US Navy photo

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

Sat, 04/13/2024 - 09:10

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.
Luiz C. Ribeiro/NY Daily News/Getty Images

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

Wed, 04/10/2024 - 13:09

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.
US Central Command

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

Mon, 04/08/2024 - 17:30

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

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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

Sat, 03/23/2024 - 07:45

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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Intense video from aboard a French frigate shows the combat kill of a ballistic missile in the Red Sea

Thu, 03/21/2024 - 17:52

A missile is launched from a French warship in the Red Sea. — A missile is launched from a French warship in the Red Sea.
European Union Operation Aspides photo

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Super Hornet fighter jets on the deck of a US Navy aircraft carrier in the Red Sea are sporting Houthi drone kill marks

Wed, 03/20/2024 - 13:03

An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to the — An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to the "Wildcats" of Strike Fighter Squadron 131, prepares for flight operations aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Red Sea, March 12.
US Navy photo

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US naval drones have spent 60,000 hours at sea helping the Navy spy on and defeat malicious threats in Middle Eastern waters

Tue, 03/19/2024 - 12:54

An undated still image released on Oct. 6 from video taken by an Arabian Fox MAST-13 unmanned surface vessel of two Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy patrol speedboats in the Strait of Hormuz. — An undated still image released on Oct. 6 from video taken by an Arabian Fox MAST-13 unmanned surface vessel of two Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy patrol speedboats in the Strait of Hormuz.
US Navy photo

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Houthi rebels launched the first fatal anti-ship ballistic missile attack just days after sinking another vessel

Wed, 03/06/2024 - 18:59

The M/V True Confidence. — The M/V True Confidence after it was hit by an anti-ship ballistic missile.
US Central Command

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