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NATO navies can exploit a Russian fear and keep Putin from invading more neighbors

Sun, 03/03/2024 - 05:00

The world's largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) and the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) steam in formation in the Mediterranean Sea, Aug. 21, 2023. — The world's largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) and the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) steam in formation in the Mediterranean Sea, Aug. 21, 2023.
MC2 Jackson Adkins/US Navy

Military & Defense, Russia, Ukraine, NATO, us-navy-ships

German warship accidentally opened fire on an American drone, nearly costing the US another Reaper in its Red Sea fight

Thu, 02/29/2024 - 14:11

The frigate F 221 Hessen of the German Bundesmarine navy leaves its home port Wilhelmshaven for the Mediterranean Sea on Feb. 8, 2024. — The frigate F 221 Hessen of the German Bundesmarine navy leaves its home port Wilhelmshaven for the Mediterranean Sea on Feb. 8, 2024.
Photo by FOCKE STRANGMANN/AFP via Getty Images

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Here's why it's an aircraft carrier tradition to catapult a pair of boots

Mon, 02/26/2024 - 17:42

A pair of boots wait to be launched from the flight deck during a boot shoot. — Cmdr. Dennis Metz's boots wait to be launched from the flight deck during a boot shoot.
US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Bill M. Sanders

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Houthi attacks on ships are giving the rebels and Iran intel on how to hunt down and strike naval targets, war experts say

Fri, 02/23/2024 - 16:08

A missile launches from a US Navy destroyer in the Red Sea earlier this month. — A missile launches from a US Navy destroyer in the Red Sea earlier this month.
Screengrab/US Central Command

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The US Navy wants rechargeable magazines for lasers to take out drones

Wed, 02/21/2024 - 17:30

The Laser Weapon System temporarily installed aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey in 2012. — The Laser Weapon System temporarily installed aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey in 2012.
John F. Williams/US Navy

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US admiral says the fight against the Houthis in the Red Sea is the largest battle the Navy's fought since World War II

Sun, 02/18/2024 - 22:25

An aerial view of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy USS Gerald R. Ford and USS Dwight D. Eisenhower together in the eastern Mediterranean on November 03, 2023. — Vice Adm. Brad Cooper told 60 Minutes' Norah O'Donnell that the US Navy has committed about 7,000 sailors to the Red Sea.
U.S.Navy Janae Chambers/Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images

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US warships are shooting down weapons no one's ever faced in combat before, and a Navy commander says it's a 'great opportunity'

Sat, 02/17/2024 - 06:30

A missile launches from a US Navy destroyer in the Red Sea earlier this month. — A missile launches from a US Navy destroyer in the Red Sea earlier this month.
Screengrab/US Central Command via X

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US sailors on a frontline destroyer in the Red Sea sometimes have just seconds to open fire on enemy missiles

Fri, 02/16/2024 - 12:02

The USS Gravely's CIWS. — The USS Gravely's CIWS.
Jake Epstein/Business Insider

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Inside a deployed US Navy carrier strike group's tactical shift to kill Houthi missiles and drones before they ever take flight

Thu, 02/15/2024 - 07:11

Sailors perform work to a fighter jet on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. — Sailors perform work to a fighter jet on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Jake Epstein/Business Insider

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US Navy aircraft carrier going head-to-head with the Houthis has its planes in the air 'constantly,' strike group commander says

Wed, 02/14/2024 - 06:00

A fighter jet takes off from the deck of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. — A fighter jet takes off from the deck of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Jake Epstein/Business Insider

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