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Destroyer captain says the US Navy's Red Sea fight is more intense than even the Tanker War in the 1980s
The commanding officer of the warship USS Mason said the counter-Houthi mission saw sustained comba…
Jake Epstein
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Iranian navy receives new cruise missiles, drones, and recon helicopters as US accuses the country of striking a chemical tanker
Iran also received a surface-to-surface missile system and "a system for detection and tracking of …
Nathan Rennolds
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A US Navy carrier strike group is headed home after months battling the Houthis in the Red Sea
The Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group left the Middle East on Saturday after months battlin…
Jake Epstein,Katie Balevic
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The US snatched thousands of illegal Iranian guns and gave them to Ukraine to repel the Russians
It's a helpful haul, but small arms like AK-47s and RPGs aren't what Kyiv's forces need most right …
Jake Epstein
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Suspected Iranian spy ship sails for home, leaving troubled waters as Tehran braces for Israeli retaliation
The Iranian cargo ship is suspected of having provided targeting information and intelligence to th…
Jake Epstein
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Carrier strike group commander who oversaw 'unprecedented' Red Sea battle says the US Navy needs to make sure it's ready for a drone fight
Rear Adm. Marc Miguez, who oversaw months of combat between the US Navy and the Houthis, shared wha…
Jake Epstein
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US and Israeli weapons able to kill missiles in outer space were used to stop an Iranian attack. Those intercepts are tough shots.
There's video from the attack showing what is thought to be an exo-atmospheric kill, though it's un…
Chris Panella
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US Navy video shows Iranian ship open fire at a merchant tanker that it was trying to capture
Unclassified US Navy drone footage shows the Iranian ship open fire at a tanker, with some rounds r…
Jake Epstein
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US Navy faces 'most intense combat since World War II' against Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels, defense experts say
The US fight against Yemen's Houthi rebels is its toughest fight since WWII, experts say.
Cameron Manley
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US forces shot down over 75 Iranian missiles and drones in its biggest air-defense battle of the Middle East crisis
US warships and aircraft destroyed dozens of the Iranian munitions that were fired at Israel, an Am…
Jake Epstein
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See the UK destroyer crew that scored the Royal Navy's first missile kill since the Gulf War
The HMS Diamond shot down a Houthi anti-ship ballistic missile that was likely targeting a commerci…
Jake Epstein
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The US Navy has fired off nearly $1 billion in weapons fighting threats from Iran and the Houthis
Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro's disclosure underscores the growing financial cost of US nav…
Jake Epstein
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US Navy warships in the Red Sea are fighting off missiles new to combat that are 'way faster' than anything else, destroyer captain says
No military had faced anti-ship ballistic missiles in combat before until the Houthis started firin…
Jake Epstein
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A new Iranian warship adds to the quiet naval buildup on the world's largest lake
Russia has used its Caspian Sea-based warships to demonstrate new weaponry, but it's not the only c…
Paul Iddon
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The US Navy wants a lot more of a missile that just recently scored its first kill to counter Pacific threats like China
American warships fired the SM-3 for the first time in combat last month to defend Israel from Iran…
Jake Epstein
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US Navy video shows a dozen Iranian fast-attack boats swarming an oil tanker in its latest maritime seizure
Wednesday's incident is the second time in less than a week than Iranian forces have seized an oil …
Jake Epstein
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Super Hornet fighter jets on the deck of a US Navy aircraft carrier in the Red Sea are sporting Houthi drone kill marks
An F/A-18E Super Hornet was photographed on the deck of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower with drone and…
Jake Epstein
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US Navy warships are getting their first combat experience against the kind of threats China is banking on in the Pacific
Houthi anti-ship ballistic missiles are less capable than what China has in its arsenal, but the da…
Jake Epstein
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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
The US Navy has turned to a collection of unmanned systems to help it patrol and surveil Middle Eas…
Jake Epstein
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Claims that Houthis fired missiles at US Navy ships aren't true, Pentagon says
The Pentagon said claims that Houthi rebels targeted a US warship with cruise missiles in Red Sea a…