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Weak shipbuilding could be the US Navy's Achilles' heel in a war with China
A hollowed out industrial base, which the Navy depends on, could spell trouble for the sea service …
Chris Panella
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Why the Iranian Navy keeps losing warships in accidents, after its Sahand frigate capsized and sank
The frigate Sahand's sinking marks the third warship the Iranian Navy's lost since 2018 in incident…
Paul Iddon
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The US Navy botched the design of its new $1 billion frigates: report
A watchdog report found flaws in the US Navy's designs for its guided-missile frigates, stalling co…
Ella Sherman
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German frigate Hessen sailors were on watch 12 hours a day in the Red Sea with only seconds to react to threats in the 'worst case scenario'
The German warship spent several weeks deployed to volatile Middle Eastern waters to protect commer…
Jake Epstein
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US Navy's new submarines are 'in crisis' as costs balloon by $17 billion, lawmaker says
The Navy's nuclear-powered Virginia class sub, which it's supposed to build two of a year, is facin…
Chris Panella
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An Iranian frigate was seen capsizing at port while next to merchant ships, another black mark for the country's record of naval mishaps
The Iranian frigate Sahand was photographed floating on its side as merchant vessels were docked ne…
Matthew Loh
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Canada's 'shoestring' navy needs drastic changes to buy the new submarine fleet it wants
Canada's navy wants 12 submarines capable of under-ice patrols in hopes of building one of NATO's l…
Michael Peck
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India and China joined Russia's Navy Day celebrations as Putin tries to project anti-Western group
Warships from India and China joined the pomp of Russia's Navy Day, in what experts say was a delib…
Mia Jankowicz
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Taiwan is one-upping Ukraine's navy to defeat a Chinese invasion
Taiwan is taking a cue from Ukraine's successful use of naval drones to try to defeat China's formi…
Michael Peck
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Intense video from aboard a French frigate shows the combat kill of a ballistic missile in the Red Sea
The French warship destroyed three ballistic missiles on Thursday, marking one of the latest engage…
Jake Epstein
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A gun on a US ally's warship misfired while the crew was clearing stuck shells and struck a frigate
Crews were trying to clear rounds jammed in the 76-mm deck gun when it fired, damaging a nearby shi…
Ella Sherman
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China's coast guard is looking even more like its '2nd navy,' with 'Monster' ships, a destroyer-level vessel, and a rumored drone carrier
China's coast guard fleet is the largest in the world, and it's looking to beef itself up with a de…
Matthew Loh
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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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German frigate Hessen accidentally opened fire on an American drone, nearly costing the US another Reaper in its Red Sea fight
Germany's frigate Hessen accidentally targeted a US MQ-9 Reaper drone, but a malfunction saved it. …
Jake Epstein,Ryan Pickrell
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The US Navy needs to find more ships it can load up with missiles amid shipbuilding delays, Congress says with eyes on China
The short-term solutions come as big projects are delayed and lawmakers worry about the US ability …
Chris Panella
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US Navy nuclear ballistic missile submarine surfaces off Norway in unusual flex as 'Doomsday' plane flies overhead
The show of force comes amid continued tensions with Russia and follows the recent visit of a Russi…
Chris Panella
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China navy secretly built what could be world's first drone aircraft carrier: report
Satellite imagery suggests that China has built an aircraft carrier specifically for drones. Its sm…
Thibault Spirlet
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What it's like setting sail aboard the only remaining US Navy ship to have sunk an enemy warship in battle
At well over 200 years old, the storied USS Constitution is the oldest commissioned warship in the …
Jake Epstein
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After a 35-year break, the US Navy is building frigates again, and it has a lot of catching up to do
For the first time since the late 1980s, the US Navy is building frigates, but other navies —…
Benjamin Brimelow
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Indian Navy frees Iranian fishing vessel hijacked by pirates, rescues 23 Pakistani crew members
The Indian Navy has freed an Iranian fishing vessel that was hijacked by pirates and rescued its cr…