WASHINGTON, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Iran test-fired a short-range anti-ship missile in the Strait of Hormuz during naval drills last week that Washington believes were aimed at sending a message as the United States reimposes sanctions on Tehran, a U.S. official said on Friday. The official, however, did not suggest that such a missile test was unusual during naval exercises or … [Read more...]
Twenty-Five Nations Conclude RIMPAC, the World’s Largest International Maritime Exercise
The world's largest international maritime exercise concluded this week following more than a month of training events conducted in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The biennial exercise, known as Rim of the Pacific, or RIMPAC for short, involved twenty-five nations and included 46 surface ships, five submarines, 17 land forces, and more than 200 … [Read more...]
U.S. Was Right to Give China’s Navy the Boot: James Stavridis
By James Stavridis (Bloomberg Opinion) -- The vast annual military operation known as the Rim of the Pacific Exercise (simply RIMPAC in Pentagon jargon) just concluded on the beaches of Southern California with a huge demonstration of an amphibious assault, which involves sending troops ashore from warships at sea — a highly complex maneuver whether D-Day or present day. The … [Read more...]
U.S. Navy Seeks $30 Million to Fix Gear That Hobbled its New Gerald R. Ford Supercarrier
By Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) -- The Navy is asking Congress to shift $30 million from other accounts to start repairing a damaged gear on the service’s costliest warship, the Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier. The request for funds to repair the $13 billion carrier is part of a Pentagon package asking congressional approval to shift $4.7 billion in previously approved Army, … [Read more...]
U.S. Warships Pass Through Taiwan Strait Amid China Tensions
By Phil Stewart, Idrees Ali and Jess Macy Yu WASHINGTON/TAIPEI, July 7 (Reuters) - Two U.S. warships passed through the Taiwan Strait on Saturday on a voyage that will likely be viewed in the self-ruled island as a sign of support by President Donald Trump amid heightened tension with China. "Two U.S. Navy ships conducted a routine transit through the international … [Read more...]