The United States Navy’s Naval Special Warfare Command has identified two Navy SEALs lost at sea after a January 11 boarding of a dhow carrying Iranian missile components, following the… Continue reading "U.S. Identifies Two Navy SEALs Lost At Sea"
British Defence Secretary Grant Shapps has hinted at a possible response by a Western-led coalition in the Red Sea against Houthi militants in Yemen, after Royal Navy destroyer HMS Diamond… Continue reading "UK Defence Secretary: “Watch This Space” On Response To Continued Houthi Attacks"
United States Central Command announced on Thursday that the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mason had been subject to an attempted Houthi missile and drone attack, after coming to the… Continue reading "USS Mason Attacked With Houthi Missiles, Drone While Aiding Merchant Ship"
Houthi militants in Yemen fired two ballistic missiles on 27 November at a U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer that intervened in an attempted hijacking of a chemical tanker in the… Continue reading "Houthis Fire Ballistic Missiles At US Destroyer After Failed Merchant Ship Hijacking"
The United States Senate voted to confirm Admiral Lisa Franchetti as the Chief of Naval Operations on Thursday, making her the first woman to become the U.S. Navy’s top officer,… Continue reading "Admiral Lisa Franchetti Confirmed As US Chief Of Naval Operations"
Pentagon Press Secretary Brigadier General Pat Ryder said at a Thursday press conference that the U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer USS Carney shot down three cruise missiles and “several” drones… Continue reading "USS Carney Shoots Down Houthi Missiles, Drones In Red Sea"
Sikorsky announced on 24 August, that the United States Navy had awarded it a contract worth $2.7 billion to build and deliver 35 CH-53K King Stallions, the largest order signed… Continue reading "U.S. Navy Signs $2.7 Billion Contract For 35 CH-53K King Stallions"
The United States Navy has announced the delivery of the first of eight MQ-9A Reapers ordered by the United States Marine Corps in a joint contract with the United States… Continue reading "U.S. Marine Corps Receives First Reaper Drone Ordered Under Joint Contract"
More than 170 tons of explosive chemicals were found on a fishing vessel in the Gulf of Oman last week as it traveled from Iran to Yemen, according to the… Continue reading "US Navy Intercepts Huge Explosives Shipment From Iran to Yemen"
The USS Nimitz’s potable water supply was rendered unusable for three days due to contamination by jet fuel, with the Navy saying that the contamination has since been removed. In… Continue reading "Jet Fuel Contamination Of USS Nimitz Potable Water Supply Resolved"