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US Navy Sinks Drug Traffickers’ Floating Petrol Station in Pacific Raid

SOUTHCOM confirms the destruction of a vessel used to refuel cocaine-smuggling boats linked to Ecuador’s Los Choneros.

SHIPYARDS hace 29 días

US Navy Eyes Foreign Frigates to Slash Warship Build Time

Washington considers South Korean, Japanese and Turkish designs to accelerate fleet modernisation.

CONFLICTS hace 30 días

Russia’s Secret Push: Iran’s Supersonic Missile Threat to US Navy Blockade

Moscow’s ramjet expertise could slash US warship response time from 150 to 40 seconds in the Gulf of Oman.

CONFLICTS hace 31 días

US Strikes Two Iranian Tankers: The New ‘Tanker-for-Tanker’ Doctrine

Washington enforces its ‘tanker-for-tanker’ policy after IRGC attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.

HEADLINES hace 31 días

5,000 US sailors land in Thailand after 250 days at sea—what’s next?

The USS Abraham Lincoln docks in Pattaya after one of the longest deployments since the Cold War.

SHIPPING hace 32 días

US Navy’s Silent Anvil Torpedo: The 70-Inch Weapon Changing Underwater

The US Navy’s new 268-pound Silent Anvil Air-Launched Torpedo will target Chinese submarines in the Indo-Pacific.

CONFLICTS hace 35 días

US Navy Sends Roosevelt to Blockade Iran

The Nimitz-class carrier will replace USS George Washington in the Arabian Sea for up to 8 months without guaranteed.

HEADLINES hace 35 días

US Navy Subs Lose 15,000 Days at Sea: The $3.4bn Maintenance Crisis

The US Navy has lost 15,000 operational days and $3.4bn due to submarine maintenance delays over the past decade.

SHIPYARDS hace 36 días

US Navy’s 90,000-Ton Floating Fortress Joins Fleet

The 239-metre USNS Hector A. Cafferata Jr. delivers 52,000 sq ft of deck space and 9,500-nautical-mile range to the US.

CONFLICTS hace 36 días

Strait of Hormuz Stalemate: Why the Gulf War Is Failing

A 60-day negotiation window collapses as sanctions and blockades return to the world’s busiest chokepoint.