All news on the topic: US Navy

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USS Abraham Lincoln families sound alarm over mental health crisis as record deployment takes toll
Military families and Congress members are sounding the alarm about an intensifying mental health crisis onboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, as its 5,000 sailors and marines endure a record-breaking deployment at sea tied to the war with Iran.
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Trump says US and Iran are holding talks as Tehran denies negotiations
Donald Trump has warned Iran it has a “last chance” to sign a “good document”, as he insisted talks were under way despite Tehran denying negotiations with the US were taking place.
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Iran conflict leaves Pentagon scrambling for $67bn emergency funding
The Pentagon faces an urgent budget shortfall caused largely by the war in Iran, with some critical lines of funding set to run out within weeks even as President Donald Trump escalates the conflict with Tehran, according to lawmakers and current and former U.S. officials.
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Donald Trump posts ominous “calm before the storm” message amid renewed tensions with Iran
US President Donald Trump has warned of the "calm before the storm" as he shared an AI-generated image of himself and a US Navy admiral on top of a military vessel navigating through rough waters.
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Missile scare, oil spike and naval threats as Iran confronts US in Hormuz crisis
Iran has warned it will attack US Navy ships if they enter the Strait of Hormuz, hours after President Donald Trump announced a plan to “guide”.
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Trump orders US Navy to blockade Strait of Hormuz amid Iran tensions
Donald Trump has said the US Navy will begin the process of blockading “any and all ships” attempting to enter or leave the Strait of Hormuz.
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Missiles strike Bahrain hosting US Fifth Fleet as Iran retaliates against US-Israel attacks, raising fears of regional war
Missiles have struck targets in Bahrain, where the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet is headquartered, after joint US-Israel attacks in Iran.
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US aircraft carrier deployment marks largest military presence in Latin America since 1989
The US Navy has announced that the USS Gerald R Ford, regarded as the world’s newest and largest aircraft carrier, has entered the area of responsibility of the US Southern Command, which covers Latin America and the Caribbean.
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China unveils next-generation aircraft carrier to boost Pacific presence
China’s president Xi Jinping attended the official launch of a new state-of-the-art aircraft carrier on Wednesday as the country makes moves to rival the US navy.
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US Navy helicopter and fighter jet crash in separate incidents over South China Sea
A US Navy helicopter and a fighter jet both crashed in the same half hour on Sunday during separate routine operations over the South China Sea, with all crew members safely rescued, the Navy’s Pacific Fleet said.
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Crimson Collective threatens Red Hat after stealing 28,000 customer engagement reports and infrastructure data
A hacking group claims to have extracted data from a GitLab instance associated with Red Hat’s consulting business, obtaining 570 GB of compressed data from 28,000 customers.
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US says naval action destroyed drug-carrying boats; Venezuela labels it a ‘non-declared war’ and bolsters civil defence
When Edith Perales was younger, she enlisted in the National Bolivarian Militia, a civilian force created by the late President Hugo Chávez in 2009 to help defend Venezuela.
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U.S. Navy fighter jet crashes into the sea from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier and sinks
A US Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet has been lost at sea after it fell overboard from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier while it was being towed on board, the Navy said in a statement on Monday.
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US military base on lockdown with people ’seeking shelter’
A military hub for US Navy operations in the Mediterranean is on lockdown due to an ‘ongoing situation’ this morning.
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WWII ghost ship sunk by Nazis found off Brazil coast
The remnants of a World War II warship that Nazis sunk off the coast of Brazil have been discovered more than 80 years later.
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Ex-NATO commander criticizes Navy’s decision to rename submarine HMS Agincourt to avoid offending the French as ’PC gone mad
An ex-Nato commander has blasted woke Navy chiefs for renaming a submarine to avoid upsetting the French.
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Britain advances towards nuclear-powered surface warships
There has been an update on the Royal Navy’s effort to explore nuclear-powered surface ships, building on its earlier Request for Information (RFI) issued last year.
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US military mistakenly downs its own fighter jet
Two US Navy pilots were shot down on Sunday over the Red Sea in an apparent "friendly fire" incident, the US military said.
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Moment ships launch missiles to destroy Houthi targets as all-out war fears grow
The USS Gravely, USS Carney and the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower were among the warships to have launched strikes at Houthi forces - dramatic video shows the moment they
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China 'carrier killer' doesn't pose threat to US aircraft vessel, official says
Rear Adm. Carlos Sardiello, commander of the USS Carl Vinson strike group, said American aircraft vessels can 'execute the mission regardless of what the threat is'
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US Navy 'not ready for war with Russia and China' as World War 3 fears grow
A new report has revealed that the US Navy is not prepared for an information war with either Russia or China, and things could go 'very bad or bad' if one breaks out in 2026
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US Navy shoots down three missiles fired at American container ship by Houthis
The US Central Command revealed the Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists fired three anti-ship ballistic missiles from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen toward the US Navy container ship M/V Maersk Detroit
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Two Navy SEALS missing off coast of Somalia during boarding mission
Two Navy SEALs are missing after falling into the waters of the Gulf of Aden during a boarding mission in the middle of the night on Thursday. Details remain unclear regaridng what happened
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General in threat to Houthi rebels saying US 'needs to squash them like a fly'
A retired US general has made a damning statement, saying that America 'needs to squash them like a fly' as 10 Houthis rebels die after the Navy sink militias boats in the Red Sea
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Iran-backed rebels fire missiles at US warship after gunmen storm Israeli tanker
Rebels backed by Iran were behind a missile attack on a US warship that was called to assist the recuse of a tanker stormed by armed assailants, officials have said