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

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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.

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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

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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.

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

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

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

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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.

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

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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.

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

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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.

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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

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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.

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

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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.

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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

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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.

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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'

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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.

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