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More Navy combat power has moved into position alongside the US destroyers that are helping shield Israel from Iranian missiles.A US official, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss military movements, said the destroyer USS Thomas Hudner is now in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, joining destroyers USS Arleigh Burke…
The US Navy’s exhausting shootout with the Iran-backed Houthis has given American military planners a clearer view into the complexities of high-tempo air defense operations.The Red Sea conflict, now in the second month of a cease-fire, has been a heavy strain on the Navy, stressing warship crews and draining critical…
Cdr. Jacob Beckelhymer remembers vividly the first time his warship came under attack in the Red Sea.It was late September of last year, and the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Stockdale was already several months into its lengthy Middle East deployment. Beckelhymer, then the warship’s executive officer, knew that the ship…
It’s been a rough few months for the USS Harry S. Truman, which has suffered a string of serious and expensive mishaps since the aircraft carrier sailed into the Middle East at the end of last year.The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier has lost three F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jets in the…
The US Navy faces a range of challenges, from shipbuilding gaps to overall fleet size, as it increasingly looks across the Pacific with concern at China’s growing maritime might.Blue Water Autonomy, a relatively new defense technology company building uncrewed warships, believes that these vessels are the answer to the Navy’s…
