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☆ A US warship's Red Sea battle with the Houthis years ago helped the Navy ready for round two, its captain says
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Unlike some other ships, the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer battled the Houthis years before they started targeting merchant shipping lanes in what has become a monthslong campaign. The Mason's commanding officer says that earlier fight helped the Navy prepare for its latest clash with the Iran-backed rebels. AdvertisementDuring its exhausting deployment, the Mason intercepted a number of Houthi drones and missiles — including some fired at the destroyer. Though long in various arsenals, these weapons had never seen combat until the Houthis launched them in late 2023.

Persons: —, Mason, Arleigh Burke, Cmdr, Justin Smith, Dwight D, Blake Midnight, Smith, USS Mason, Steve Helber Smith, Marc Miguez, we'll Organizations: Service, US Navy, Houthi, Business, Eisenhower Carrier Strike, Navy, AP, Eisenhower Locations: Iran, Florida, Gulf, Aden, Mandeb, Norfolk , VA

☆ Intelligence on Russian sabotage threat prompted increase in security at US military bases in Europe
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Natasha Bertrand | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

In April, two German-Russian nationals were arrested for allegedly plotting bomb and arson attacks on targets including US military facilities on behalf of Russia. In London in March, several men were charged with working with Russian intelligence services to set fire to a Ukrainian-linked warehouse. And French authorities last month detained a Russian-Ukrainian man who was allegedly building bombs as part of a sabotage campaign orchestrated by Moscow. But a senior NATO official said the sabotage campaign is getting increasingly brazen and aggressive. “We’re seeing sabotage, assassination plots, arson — real things that have cost human lives.”This story has been updated with additional information.

Persons: Dan Day, we’ve, “, Katie Bo Lillis Organizations: CNN, US, US Army, NATO, Command Locations: Europe, Russia, Ukraine, Riga, Latvia, London, Warsaw, Poland, Prague, Czech Republic, Paris, Ukrainian, Russian, Moscow

☆ The US Navy ousted the commanding officer of USS Hershel Williams two months after the tanker-like sea base ran aground in Africa
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Konstantin Toropin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewThe Navy has relieved the commanding officer of the expeditionary mobile base ship USS Hershel "Woody" Williams two months after the vessel briefly ran aground outside the African country of Gabon, a Navy statement announced Monday. Michael Concannon will assume the duties of interim commanding officer aboard the Williams. Lenard Mitchell, then-commanding officer of USS Hershel "Woody" Williams, delivers remarks during a ceremony in the hangar bay. Geoffry Patterson, then an incoming commanding officer of USS Georgia, salutes Capt. Patrick Clark, outgoing commanding officer during a change of command ceremony in Souda Bay, Crete.

Persons: —, Hershel, Woody, Williams, Capt, Lenard Mitchell, Adm, Thomas Ishee, Petty, Shawn J, Stewart, Howard, Cmdr, Kenji Igawa, Taylor —, Military.com, Mitchell, Michael Concannon, Conner, Blake, Geoffry Patterson —, Geoffry Patterson, Patrick Clark, Richard Zaszewski, wasn't, Kurt Balagna Organizations: Service, Navy, US, Fleet, Business, Port Royal, US Navy, Naval Surface Forces, Navy Special Warfare, USS, Washington Locations: Gabon, Libreville, Honolulu, Bali, Africa, Georgia, Souda Bay, Crete, USS Ohio

☆ US Navy faces 'most intense combat since World War II' against Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels, defense experts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-16 | by ( Cameron Manley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewThe US is facing its most intense battle since World War II against Yemen's Houthi rebels, experts say. "This is the most sustained combat that the US Navy has seen since World War II — easily, no question," he said. US warships from the US Navy's Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group had fired over 500 munitions fighting the Houthis, Business Insider reported on May 23. Sailors often have only a few seconds to confirm an incoming Houthi strike.

Persons: —, Yemen's Houthi, Bryan Clark, Navy submariner, Dwight D, CENTCOM, Yemen's, Mohammed Hamoud, National Intelligence Avril Haines, Cmdr, Eric Blomberg, Laboon, David Wroe, Eisenhower, Navy Carlos Del Toro, Biden, Brian Finucane, Fabian Hinz Organizations: Service, Navy, Hudson Institute, Associated Press, Business, US Navy, Congressional Research Service, Eisenhower Carrier Strike, military's, Command, National Intelligence, AP, Pentagon, Munitions, Crisis Group, Institute for Strategic Studies, Palestine Locations: Israel, Gaza, Red, Yemen, Iran, Palestine, Eilat, London

☆ China wants a fleet of aircraft carriers for pride and power, and it's building it at a breakneck pace
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-15 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Read previewChina is building a fleet of aircraft carriers, making technological and capability jumps at a breakneck pace. An aerial drone photo taken on May 1, 2024 shows China's third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, during its maiden sea trials. The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford transits the Strait of Gibraltar, Jan. 5, 2024. For China, having aircraft carriers allows it to enjoy many of those perks. A composite image shows the American flag flying near the bridge of the US Navy's first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford and the Chinese flag flying near China's aircraft carrier Shandong.

Persons: —, Pu, would've, Matthew Funaiole, Xi Jinping, Kyle Amonson, Dane Egli, Xi, Funaiole, Gerald R, Navy Petty, Jacob Mattingly, Trenton, Li Gang, Cmdr, Michael Dahm, Peter W, Singer, Guy Snodgrass Organizations: Service, Business, Ford, Getty, China Power, Center for Strategic, International Studies, Jiangnan Shipyard, Getty Images, People's Liberation Army, Communist Party, US Coast Guard, Pacific Affairs, Chinese Communist Party, US Navy, Navy, DoD Aircraft, South China Seas, Pacific, Communication, Trenton Edly, US, New America, Defense, PLA Navy's Locations: China, Fujian, Shandong, Liaoning, Xinhua, Getty Images China, Taiwan, People's Republic of China, Gibraltar, Jan, South, Beijing

☆ Romance Novels That Bring the Heat
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( Olivia Waite | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Time-travel romances are often a fantasy of knowledge: Someone ventures back into history and dazzles the rubes by understanding germ theory, or else a historical figure is brought forward and gapes at the marvels of present-day technology. They can also be fantasies of power, as Kaliane Bradley’s THE MINISTRY OF TIME (Avid Reader Press, 339 pp., $28.99) makes clear. When the Arctic explorer Cmdr. Graham Gore is hauled into the 21st century along with a handful of other expats, their government handlers — bridges, as they’re called — are granted an extraordinary amount of control. Bridges are not only responsible for explaining modernity, they also share quarters with their expats, monitoring their bodily functions, mental health, internet searches, geographic movements and political adjustments.

Persons: Graham Gore Organizations: TIME, Reader Press

☆ USS Harder: Wreck of famed US Navy World War II sub found off the Philippines
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( Brad Lendon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The wreck of one of the most storied US Navy submarines of World War II has been found in the South China Sea eight decades after its last patrol, the Navy’s History and Heritage Command said Thursday. “Harder was lost in the course of victory. U.S. Navy archive photo of USS Harder. The NHHC said the wreck of the Harder was confirmed by data provided by the Lost 52 Project, an effort led by Tim Taylor, CEO of Tiburon Subsea, to find the 52 US subs lost in World War II. Harder, which had the motto of “Hit ‘em Harder,” was captained by Cmdr.

Persons: Harder, “ Harder, ”, Samuel J, Cox, NHHC, Tim Taylor, NHHC’s Cox, Samuel Dealey, Dealey Organizations: CNN, Navy, South China, Heritage Command, US Navy, U.S . Navy, Harder, East, US, National, Honor Museum, Honor Locations: South, Philippine, Luzon, Philippines, Bataan, Japanese, Tiburon, Japan, East Indies, Southeast Asia

☆ US Navy warships in the Red Sea are fighting off missiles new to combat that are 'way faster' than anything else, destroyer captain says
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-20 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Since then, the Iran-backed rebels have fired dozens of anti-ship ballistic missiles into the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. An anti-ship ballistic missile "is just way faster than anything else, Cmdr. Jeremy Robertson, captain of the guided-missile destroyer USS Carney, told reporters during a media event on Monday. The Houthis maintain a sizable arsenal of anti-ship ballistic missiles, according to an analysis by the the International Institute for Strategic Studies think tank. US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Carney defeats a combination of Houthi missiles and drones in the Red Sea on October 19, 2023.

Persons: —, Jeremy Robertson, Carney, MCS2 Aaron Lau, Robertson, we've, Dwight D, Eisenhower, Petty, Bill Dodge, The Carney, Lisa Franchetti, Franchetti Organizations: Service, Navy, Business, US Navy, International Institute for Strategic Studies, Central Command, AP, Israel, Naval, Fleet Locations: American, Iran, Gulf of Aden, Suez, Yemen, Tehran, Washington, Pacific, China, Souda Bay, Greece, Mayport , Florida

The Joint Program Office declined to comment to Military.com regarding the restriction. A spokesperson for the Marine Corps could not provide details on the restriction but said efforts are underway to return the aircraft to full operations. Pedro Caballero, a spokesperson for the Marine Corps, told Military.com when asked whether the restrictions applied to its roughly 350 Ospreys, the vast majority of the military's fleet. US Marine Corps MV-22B Ospreys take off at Port Darwin in Australia. An MV-22B Osprey conducts an external lift with US Marines during helicopter support team training at Marine Corps Air Station in Miramar, California.

Persons: —, Military.com, Beth Teach, Cpl, Juan Torres, Capt, Pedro Caballero, Caballero, Colton Martin Lt, Rebecca Heyse, Amelia Kang, Brian Taylor, Taylor, Juan Paz Taylor Organizations: Service, Force, Marine Corps, Ospreys, Business, Navy, Naval Air Forces, Office, Naval Air Systems Command, Royal Australian Air Force Base, US Marine Corps, Corps, Port Darwin, Air Force Special Operations Command, Greyhound, House Armed Services, US Marines, Marine Corps Air, Services, Aviation, Air Force, Marines, Program Office, Marine, US Air National Guard, Staff Locations: Japan, Port, Australia, Miramar , California, Darwin, Washington ,, Lemonnier, Djibouti

☆ A US Navy supply ship was run aground by a distracted junior officer after the ship's captain left to eat dinner, investigation reveals
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( Konstantin Toropin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewA Navy supply ship was run aground by a junior officer off the coast of Bahrain shortly after the ship's master — or captain — left the bridge to eat dinner, an investigation revealed. The master took the ship there and then went to eat dinner, leaving the ship in the hands of a much more junior third officer. Less than 30 minutes later, the Alan Shepard was grounded on a shoal. An MH-60S Sea Hawk approaches the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Alan Shepard. Sailors aboard guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance hold the phone and distance line during a replenishment-at-sea with dry cargo ship USNS Alan Shepard.

Persons: —, Alan Shepard, Lewis, Clark, James Hong, Military.com, Alan Shepard's, Spruance, Taylor Crenshaw, Arleigh Burke, Andrew Langholf, Howard, Cmdr, Kenji Igawa Organizations: Service, Navy, Business, US Navy, US Coast Guard, Halsey Locations: Bahrain, Bali, Indonesia

☆ A US Navy amphibious warship returned home for repairs just 10 days after deploying
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Rachel Nostrant | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

USS Boxer, a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship, is returning home just 10 days after deploying. "USS Boxer is returning to San Diego to undergo additional maintenance in support of its deployment in the Indo-Pacific region," Lt. Cmdr. "We're seeing some potential delays on [the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp]," Franchetti said. A spokesperson for Surface Force Atlantic told Military.com following the incident that "during the underway, the ship discovered an engineering irregularity" and "returned to port to effect repairs." The amphibious assault ship USS Boxer transits the East Sea during Exercise Ssang Yong 2016 March 8, 2016.

Persons: Boxer, —, Cmdr, Jesus Uranga, Military.com, Uranga, Craig Z, Adm, Lisa Franchetti, Franchetti, Bill Dodge, Yong, Seaman Craig Z, Konstantin Toropin Organizations: US Navy, Service, USNI News, Navy, Marine Corps, Boxer, Marines, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, USNI, Space, Maritime, USS Boxer, USS Boxer U.S . 5th, . Navy, Naval, Surface Force, REUTERS, U.S . Navy, Reuters, USS, Somerset Locations: San Diego, Boxer U.S, USS Boxer U.S, Norfolk, Virginia, Handout, USS Somerset, Somerset, India

☆ Tougher Security Measures Are Causing Upset at Guantánamo Prison
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( Carol Rosenberg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In a protest over tougher security measures at the Guantánamo Bay prison, a lawyer for the man accused of plotting the U.S.S. Cole bombing asked a judge on Tuesday to have the prisoner unshackled during legal meetings, invoking his torture by the C.I.A. Guards let the man, Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, meet his lawyers more than 150 times while he was unshackled from 2019 until late last year, said Lt. Cmdr. Now the change has re-traumatized the prisoner and impeded his lawyers’ ability to communicate and work with him. “We are asking to be in the room with him unshackled as we were for four and a half years,” Commander Piette said.

Persons: Cole, Abd al, Rahim, Cmdr, Alaric Piette, “, unshackled, Piette, Nashiri Organizations: Guards, ” Locations: Guantánamo

☆ Expecting Protests at the Oscars, Police Plan to Beef Up Security
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Matt Stevens | More About Matt Stevens | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Los Angeles police said it would increase its presence at the Academy Awards on Sunday night to make sure that potential protests related to the Israel-Hamas war do not disrupt the Oscars ceremony. Randy Goddard of the Los Angeles Police Department said it had gathered intelligence, based partially on social media posts, suggesting that at least one group “would like to stop the Academy Awards.”“It’s going to be our goal to ensure that the Academy Awards is successful, that guests can arrive safely and get into the venue,” said Commander Goddard, the police official leading the department’s management of the Oscars. “But, also, we are going to try very hard to make contact with the groups as they show up, and lay out the expectation that we as the police are here to support your First Amendment constitutional rights.”Some groups may try to block traffic or use other disruptive measures that demonstrators have leveraged at other events around the country, he said. Others may focus their efforts closer to the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, where the Oscars take place.

Persons: Cmdr, Randy Goddard, ” “, ”, Goddard Organizations: Los Angeles, Los Angeles Police Department, Dolby Theater Locations: Israel, Hollywood

☆ Here's why it's an aircraft carrier tradition to catapult a pair of boots
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( Lauren Frias | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Signal for takeoffLt. Nicholas Woodworth and Robert Wilkerson prepare to shoot their boots off the flight deck of USS Carl Vinson using the ship's catapult. Beyond conducting an aircraft launch through a series of hand gestures and poses, shooters have a number of other responsibilities to ensure a safe takeoff. "The catapult officer is responsible to ensure the catapult is prepared and ready to launch aircraft, the aircraft is properly configured to launch, all personnel are in their proper position, and any observers are behind the foul lines," Lt. Cmdr. Robert Neff, a shooter aboard George Washington, told DoD News. "We inspect the entire catapult system, the jet-blast deflector, and input our calculations for wind to determine how much steam is needed to launch aircraft," Neff added.

Persons: Nicholas Woodworth, Robert Wilkerson, Carl Vinson, Adrian White, Cmdr, Robert Neff, George Washington, Neff Organizations: US Navy, DoD

☆ US warship crews are learning from battles with anti-ship ballistic missiles, threats no one's ever faced in combat until now, Navy commanders say
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewUS Navy warships off the coast of Yemen have been battling Houthi anti-ship ballistic missiles, a dangerous weapon that no military has ever faced in combat until very recently. The Marshall Islands-flagged, Bermuda-owned M/V Marlin Luanda after it was hit with an anti-ship ballistic missile in the Gulf of Aden last month. Over the past two months, US warships operating in the region have shot down a handful of anti-ship ballistic missiles — most recently in early February. US Central Command, or CENTCOM, called attention to the use of anti-ship ballistic missiles but has not specifically identified which missiles have been used in any of the attacks. Screengrab via US NavyExperts say the Houthis' anti-ship ballistic missiles don't quite stack up against China's arsenal, which is much more sophisticated, particularly in terms of guidance technology, and is increasingly expanding.

Persons: —, Houthi, Joe Biden, Marlin Luanda, Arleigh Burke, Brian Sanchez, we've, Jake Epstein, Sanchez, They've, Dwight D, Eisenhower, Marc Miguez, he's, it's, Ike, Long, Carney, that's Organizations: Service, Navy, Business, Marshall, Central Command, Navy's Carrier Strike, International Institute for Strategic Studies, US Central Command, US Navy Experts, Rocket Force, Carrier Strike Group Locations: Yemen, China, Western, Iran, Gulf of Aden, Bermuda, Gulf, Aden, Tehran, Pacific, Washington, Beijing, Screengrab, East, Western Pacific

☆ US warships are shooting down weapons no one's ever faced in combat before, and a Navy commander says it's a 'great opportunity'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewUS Navy warships off the coast of Yemen have been battling Houthi anti-ship ballistic missiles, a dangerous weapon that no military has ever faced in combat until very recently. The Marshall Islands-flagged, Bermuda-owned M/V Marlin Luanda after it was hit with an anti-ship ballistic missile in the Gulf of Aden last month. Over the past two months, US warships operating in the region have shot down a handful of anti-ship ballistic missiles — most recently in early February. Advertisement"Now that we're out here, this is what we've trained to do," he said in an interview with Business Insider. US Central Command, or CENTCOM, called attention to the use of anti-ship ballistic missiles but has not specifically identified which missiles have been used in any of the attacks.

☆ Zelenskyy replaces Ukraine’s top general in shake-up of military leadership
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Yuliya Talmazan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

He added that he had appointed Col. Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi, the commander of Ukraine's ground forces, to lead the army. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday that he had replaced his top general, a dramatic shake-up of the country's military at a crucial moment in its war against Russia . A popular figure who came to embody Ukraine's fighting spirit, Zaluzhnyi is widely respected both at home and abroad. Zelenskyy appeared to have been caught off guard by Zaluzhnyi's comments and denied that the war was, in fact, at a stalemate. A career soldier, Zaluzhnyi, 50, and Zelenskyy have emerged as the top leaders in wartime Ukraine.

Persons: Zaluzhnyi, he'd, Gen, Oleksandr Syrskyi, Zelenskyy, Zaluzhny, Valeriy Zaluzhnyi, Kyiv's, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukrainian Armed Forces Valerii, quagmire, Zaluzhnyi's Organizations: Armed Forces, Russia, Ukraine's, Ukrainian Armed Forces, Kyiv International Institute of Sociology Locations: Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukrainian, Dnipro, United States, Russia, West

☆ Russian soldiers are most vulnerable when moving about during the long winter nights, but Ukraine's drone pilots often don't have the gear to hit them
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A challenge for Ukraine is that drone pilots often don't have the right gear to hit them though, a Ukrainian drone operator and a drone expert told Business Insider. But because operating drones in the dark requires more expensive equipment, Ukraine's options for striking during that time are limited. Drone pilots aren't equipped to hit themThere are a number of ways to hit the enemy at night, but cheap drones often aren't among the best options. Seeing at night requires Ukraine to use more expensive drone types or to put expensive upgrades on the cheaper, civilian drone types that many of its soldiers rely on. A Ukrainian drone operator recently told The Guardian there are so many drones over parts of Ukraine right now that soldiers on both sides don't know how to move forward.

Persons: —, Vitaliy, They're, Vlada, Kryukov, James Patton Rogers, Samuel Bendett, Ozge Elif, Rogers Organizations: Service, Business, Adam Tactical, Ukrainian, Cornell Brooks Tech Policy Institute, Center for Naval, Getty, Guardian Locations: Ukraine, Ukrainian, Bakhmut, Russia, Kupiansk, Kharkiv, Anadolu

☆ China says US military makes region more dangerous after Navy ship sails through Taiwan Strait
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-26 | by ( Brad Lendon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Seoul, South Korea CNN —China accused the United States military of “abusing international law” and continuing a pattern of “dangerous provocations” in East Asia Thursday, after a US Navy destroyer made the service’s first transit of the Taiwan Strait of 2024. The USS John Finn (DDG 113) conducts routine operations in the East China Sea, on January 24, 2024. John Finn’s transit through the Taiwan Strait demonstrates the United States’ commitment to upholding freedom of navigation for all nations as a principle,” Greene said. While the John Finn’s transit of the Taiwan Strait was the first of 2024, US warships and warplanes regularly travel through and over the waterway. Aquilino told a defense forum in Hawaii that he expected a show of force from China against Taiwan in the wake of the election result.

Persons: ”, John Finn, Xi Jinping, reunify, Justin Stack, Cmdr, Meagan Greene, John Finn’s, ” Greene, John, Collin Koh, Washington, Wu Qian, “, John Aquilino, Aquilino, ” Aquilino, ” Koh Organizations: South Korea CNN, United, US Navy, Democratic Progressive Party, Party, Taiwan, Taiwan Relations, U.S . Navy US Navy 7th Fleet, Coast Guard, Rajaratnam, of International Studies, China’s Defense Ministry, Xinhua, China -, Defense, Pacific Command, Communist Party, Clinton, CNN, Pacific Locations: Seoul, South Korea, China, United States, East Asia, Taiwan Strait, Taiwan, Beijing, East China, State, States, Singapore, China - U.S, U.S, Hawaii, Honolulu ., Washington

☆ Drones in Ukraine have the same problem cell phones do in cold winter weather, giving pilots less time to hunt
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Vitaliy Kryukov, a loitering-munition commander for Ukraine's elite Adam Tactical Group, told Business Insider that fighting with drones in the winter comes with far more limitations. He compared it to what happens to cell phones in winter: "In the winter, you take your smartphone outside, and you'll notice that soon enough the battery will deplete much, much quicker." Upgrading drones to make them able to see at night, or simply using better-equipped drones, can be much more expensive. These drones are not the type that slam into targets and explode on impact, and there are fewer of them. AdvertisementHe said neither Russia or Ukraine is stopping their fight despite the conditions: "For sure Ukraine won't stop for the winter."

Persons: —, Ignacio Marin, Vitaliy, Kryukov, James Patton Rogers, Rogers, Kostya Organizations: Service, Business, Anadolu, Getty, Adam Tactical, Cornell Brooks Tech Policy Institute Locations: Ukraine, Ukraine's Donetsk Oblast, Russia, Ukrainian, Bakhmut, Avdiivka

☆ CNN took an 11-day cruise through some of the most-contested waters on Earth. Here’s what we learned
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-03 | by ( Brad Lendon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +23 min

China claims almost all of the 1.3 million-square-mile South China Sea as its sovereign territory. In daylight hours in the South China Sea, from Ottawa’s flight deck or outdoor bridge wings, Chinese warships are often visible to the naked eye. Aviator Gregory Cole/Canadian Armed Forces PhotoOn October 29, things take a potentially dangerous turn, one that could have cost lives and ratcheted up tensions in the South China Sea to new levels. Radar operators scan their instruments in a Canadian antisubmarine warfare helicopter over the East China Sea. Hammerhead targets drones await their fate on the deck of the frigate HMCS Ottawa in the South China Sea.

Persons: Sam Patchell, Jacob Broderick ,, Ben Hughes, Gregory Cole, he’s, “, King Neptune, Xi Jinping, Brad Lendon, Rafael Peralta, Collin Koh, ” Patchell, Patchell, Aviator Gregory Cole, ”, haven’t, Xi, Rob Millen, they’d, Long, Peralta, It’s, Qinetiq, Noble, That’s, Cmdr, Sean Milley, Christine Hurov, Wally Shirra, it’s, Wally Schirra, Loverboy’s, Australia’s, doesn’t, We’ll Organizations: HMCS, HMCS Ottawa CNN, Royal Canadian Navy, Canada, United, Naval Warfare Officers, Canadian Armed Forces, US Navy, Ottawa, CNN, Canada’s Defense Ministry, Chinese Communist Party, Coast Guard, Rajaratnam, of International Studies, People’s Liberation Army Navy, PLA Navy, United Nations, Ottawa's, Cyclone, Canadian, Royal Canadian Air Force, Chinese Defense Ministry, Pentagon, troika, Peralta, Brisbane, CNN Radio, New, New Zealand Navy’s, Cmdr, HMNZS Aotearoa, Australian, Southern Hemisphere, One Locations: HMCS Ottawa, Taiwan, Ottawa, China, United States, Canadian, South China, Gaza, Ukraine, East, Washington, Singapore, Beijing, Spratly, Vietnam, Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, Chinese, South, East China, CNN Beijing, Canada, Gulf of Mexico, West Coast, Australian, Brisbane, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Okinawa, replenishments, Aotearoa, American, Ottawa’s

☆ Russia's huge Air Force is still mostly intact, but it hasn't been building the jets it needs to win on the ground in Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

After nearly two years of combat in Ukraine, Russia's air force is still largely intact. If Russia's air force can't perform that mission, Russian ground forces will continue to struggle. AdvertisementDespite its losses in the Ukraine, Russia's air force is still quite robust. What Russia doesn't have is the support aircraft needed to find and attack enemies on the ground. AdvertisementAs long as Ukraine's air defenses aren't suppressed, the Russian Air Force can't provide meaningful support to ground troops.

Persons: —, Cmdr, Matthew Galamison, Michael Petersen, Galamison, Petersen, Sukhoi Su, Mihail Tokmakov, Sefa, Michael Peck Organizations: Service, Kremlin, Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, AP, NATO, US, US Naval War College, US Air Force's Air, Space Operations, Getty, Russian Air Force, EA, Kyiv, Russia's, Russian Army, REUTERS, British Defence Ministry, Anadolu Agency, Defense, Foreign Policy, Twitter, LinkedIn Locations: Ukraine, Moscow, Russia, Russian, Ukrainian, Kyiv, Kyiv City, Chernihiv, Forbes

☆ Britain's Royal Navy says it did what only the US has until now: flown a large drone off the deck of an aircraft carrier
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Britain's Royal Navy announced it hit a milestone that only the US has managed to achieve so far. It flew a large drone from the deck of the HMS Prince of Wales, the UK's newest aircraft carrier. AdvertisementA large, specially modified drone successfully flew from Britain's newest aircraft carrier, the Royal Navy announced, in a major milestone that only the US had until now managed to achieve. A US Marine Corps test pilot lands an F-35B aboard HMS Prince of Wales in the Western Atlantic on October 11, 2023. The HMS Prince of Wales was commissioned in 2019, two years after the HMS Queen Elizabeth, which is the flagship of Britain's fleet.

Persons: Britain's, HMS, Wales, —, Queen Elizabeth, Prince, James Parkin, HMS Prince, Atomics, Gray Eagle, Adm, Martin Connell, Dane Wiedmann, Queen Elizabeth class, Cmdr, Martin Russell, Elizabeth Organizations: Britain's Royal Navy, Service, Britain's, Royal Navy, US, US Navy, British, Royal, Marine Corps, Atlantic Locations: Virginia, Britain, Wales, British, Prince, HMS Prince

☆ Risky intercepts show China's fighter pilots are 'willing to challenge' the US as their planes increasingly meet in the air, former aviator says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

US officials released a video of a Chinese fighter jet intercepting a US aircraft over the South China Sea. A former American aviator told Insider the incident highlights how Chinese pilots are "willing to challenge" the US in the area. "What we're witnessing is an increasingly competent and better trained Chinese flying cadre" that is "willing to challenge the US and allied flights occurring near the PRC air defense identification zone," retired Cmdr. The US says it documented more than 180 coercive or risky intercepts by Chinese aircraft since fall 2021. Two US Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft sit parked on the flight line at MacDill Air Force Base in 2021.

Persons: —, Guy Snodgrass, INDOPACOM, Snodgrass, isn't, Qian Baihua, Lauren Cobin Organizations: Pentagon, Service, US, Pacific Command, US Air Force, People's Liberation Army Air Force, Changchun Air Show, Changchun Dafangshen, Getty, East China Seas, North, America, US Department of Defense, China, People's, Army, MacDill Air Force Base Locations: South China, American, China, People's Republic of China, US, Chinese, South, Changchun, Changchun Dafangshen Airport, Jilin Province, East, Russian, Russia

☆ Video shows a US Navy drone boat firing off its own exploding drone in the Middle East, a first for the unmanned vessels
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The US Navy said its drone boats fired lethal weaponry for the first time in the Middle East. Footage of one of the engagements shows Navy personnel operating the drone boat in the open waters. The USV then fires one of the munitions, which includes a first-person view of its trajectory into the simulated target, causing it to detonate on impact. Navy officials said the exercise was designed to advance the lethality and combat potential of drone boats, and future events could broaden the arsenal of these unmanned systems. Beyond drone boats, the Pentagon has taken other measures in recent months to boost deterrence in the region like dispatching an assortment of fighter jets and warships to the area.

Persons: —, Ray USV, Devil Ray, NAVCENT, Brad Cooper, Cmdr, Dre Johnson, Jonathan Nye, Justin Stumberg Organizations: US Navy, Navy, Service, US Naval Forces Central Command, . Naval Forces Central Command’s, Digital, Missile System, U.S . Naval Forces Central Command’s, Mass, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy, Pentagon Locations: Arabian, U.S, Hormuz, Gulf of Oman, Persian, Iran, American

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