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☆ The US Navy is burning through missiles in the Middle East that it would need in a war with China
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Jake Epstein | Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

The US Navy has been burning through interceptors fighting in Middle East conflicts, including the valuable SM-3. AdvertisementUS Navy warships have twice been called upon to defend Israel from massive Iranian ballistic missile attacks and have used SM-3 interceptors to defeat the incoming threats. But it's not just the SM-3 that the Navy is using up battling foes in the Middle East. In a short-range engagement, China's missiles wouldn't need to travel as high, and they would likely have shorter flight times and travel at slower speeds. And the number of Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles, long-range cruise missiles designed by RTX, being produced has decreased annually as well.

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☆ A string of failures ended with 2 Navy SEALs drowning on a dangerous mission to intercept smuggled weapons, investigation finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Two US Navy SEALs drowned during a January raid on a vessel smuggling weapons to the Houthis. A new investigation outlines a string of failures that led to that fatal outcome. AdvertisementTwo US Navy SEALs drowned during a raid to intercept smuggled weapons off the coast of Somalia earlier this year. An investigation found that their deaths were preventable and were ultimately caused by a string of failures in the lead-up to the dangerous mission. Their names were redacted in the investigation, but the Navy has already identified them as the two SEALs who died.

Persons: —, Christopher Chambers, Nathan Gage Ingram, Adm, George M, Lewis B, Puller, Chambers, Ingram, Michael Kurilla Organizations: US Navy, Service, US Naval Forces Central Command, Command, US, Navy, Special Warfare, Warfare, Tactical Locations: Somalia, Iran, Yemen, Gulf of Aden

☆ Rare satellite image shows China's only two operational aircraft carriers together at a base in the South China Sea
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A satellite image shows China's two operational aircraft carriers docked together. Liaoning and Shandong were pier-side at Sanya Naval Base on Hainan Island in the South China Sea. AdvertisementA rare satellite image captured China's two fully operational aircraft carriers sitting pier-side together in the South China Sea earlier this week. CNS Liaoning and CNS Shandong, China's two fully operational aircraft carriers, pier-side at Hainan Island. Kevin Frayer/Getty ImagesThe Shandong, China's second carrier, is the country's first domestically-produced aircraft carrier.

Persons: —, Kuznetsov, Admiral Kuznetsov, Kevin Frayer, Pu Organizations: Sanya Naval, Service, South China, Business, People's Liberation Army Navy's, Ford, Getty Locations: Liaoning, Shandong, Sanya, Sanya Naval Base, Hainan, South China, South, People's Liberation Army Navy's Liaoning, Vietnam, CNS Liaoning, China's, China, Russia's, Fujian, Taiwan, Xinhua, East, Philippine, Pacific, Russia, Beijing, Scarborough, Philippines

☆ Scientists grow mystery tree from 1,000-year-old seed
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-05 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

But it doesn’t mean that scientists aren’t interested in bringing the past back to life in some form. Dig thisThe tree, which the study authors believe may have a biblical connection, is seen at 12 years old. Remarkably, the tree thrived and now stands 10 feet (3 meters) tall, although it has never flowered or produced fruit. Using DNA sequencing, the researchers identified the mystery tree as part of the Commiphora genus, but its exact species is unknown and likely extinct. Scientists aim to extract DNA from the remains to learn more about those buried there and whether they were related.

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☆ The US Navy has launched a high-tech scavenger hunt on Reddit to recruit the 'next generation of submariners'
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-05 | by ( Kenneth Niemeyer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The US Navy is recruiting for positions on its submarines on Reddit. The Navy's campaign includes activities to engage Reddit users in submarine-related tasks. To find its "next generation of submariners," the US Navy is now looking to Reddit to find recruits with "a rare blend of intellect and curiosity," according to VML, the marketing agency behind the Navy's new Reddit campaign. Related storiesThe campaign will offer clues about famous events and submarines in Navy history for Reddit users to decipher. The Navy did not immediately return a request for comment about the Reddit campaign.

Persons: —, subliminally, VML, Redditors, Ryan Blum, Blum Organizations: US Navy, Service, Marines, Navy, Army, NPR, Navy Sonar

☆ The US Navy is battling 'the best Iranian technology' in the Red Sea and changing how it fights to beat it, admiral says
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

America's top naval officer said the Houthis are using some of "the best Iranian technology" in their fight. Adm. Lisa Franchetti said the Navy is changing the way it fights to defeat these threats. AdvertisementThe US Navy has been battling the Houthis and some of Iran's best weaponry in the Red Sea and changing some of the ways it fights to defeat them, America's top naval officer said this week. The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower sails in the Red Sea in June. This assistance has continued during the Red Sea conflict.

Persons: Houthi, Adm, Lisa Franchetti, —, Franchetti, Dwight D Organizations: US Navy, Service, US, Wednesday Defense, Eisenhower, AP, Defense Intelligence Agency, Aviation, Navy Locations: Yemen, Iran, Gulf of Aden, Red, Tehran, Ukraine, Kyiv

☆ A US Navy missile that just scored its first kill this year got another workout against Iranian weapons
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

US Navy warships defending Israel from Iran's missile attack on Tuesday fired SM-3 interceptors. The SM-3 scored its first-ever kill while defending Israel in April from an Iranian bombardment. AdvertisementThe US Navy warships that engaged a massive barrage of Iranian ballistic missiles in defense of Israel on Tuesday fired SM-3 interceptors, a weapon that scored its first-ever kill earlier this year. Two destroyers operating in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea fired around a dozen interceptors at the Iranian missiles, a number of which were shot down. A Navy official confirmed to Business Insider on Thursday that the destroyers fired the Standard Missile 3, or SM-3, during the battle.

Persons: —, Navy Carlos Del Toro, Hassan Nasrallah, Ismail Haniyeh, Bill Urban, USS Cole, USS Bulkeley Organizations: Service, US Navy, Tuesday, Navy, Business, Combat, USNI, US, White House, US Naval Forces Locations: Israel, Iran, China, Tehran, US Naval Forces Europe, Africa

☆ Why Iran relies on ballistic missiles to threaten its adversaries
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Paul Iddon | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

"Iran uses ballistic missiles as a replacement for aircraft," a regional expert said. Iran used more ballistic missiles than the 120 it launched during its April barrage, its first direct attack on Israel. Iran has also shown a preference for firing ballistic missiles against less-defended targets closer to home. Since 2017, Iran has also used its ballistic missiles against ISIS in Syria, following terrorist attacks in Iran and, on one occasion, alleged militant targets in Pakistan. In January 2024, Tehran even used ballistic missiles to destroy a businessman's residence in neighboring Iraqi Kurdistan.

Persons: —, Nicholas Heras, Sebastien Roblin, Roblin, Institute's Heras, Heras Organizations: Service, Israel, US Navy, New Lines Institute, Ballistic, ISIS, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Israeli Air Force, Iranian, West Bank, Patriot Locations: Iran, Israel, Tel Aviv, Jordan, Iraq, Syria, Pakistan, Iranian, Tehran, Iraqi Kurdistan, AFP Iran, East, Russia

☆ Wreck of US warship known as ‘Ghost Ship of the Pacific’ found in ‘exceptional’ condition
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The wreck of a US Navy destroyer known as the “Ghost Ship of the Pacific” has been found off the coast of California by undersea investigators. USS Stewart pictured arriving in San Francisco Bay in March 1946. The ship was damaged in combat against Japanese forces in 1942 and was captured by the enemy, becoming the Imperial Japanese Navy’s Patrol Boat No. “Soon, far-ranging Allied pilots began reporting the strange sight of an old American destroyer operating deep behind enemy lines,” reads the statement. “Whether lost in battle or sunk as a target, a warship remains sovereign property in perpetuity,” he said in the statement.

Persons: Stewart, Donald M, McPherson, fourstacker, “, Samuel J, Cox, ” Organizations: CNN, US Navy, Navy, Air Sea Heritage Foundation, Search Inc, Cordell Bank National Marine, Heritage Command, Imperial Japanese, Naval, US, Military Locations: California, San Francisco Bay, Imperial, Kure, Japan, San Francisco

☆ China’s Coast Guard claims to have entered the Arctic Ocean for the first time as it ramps up security ties with Russia
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Simone Mccarthy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The statement came a day after the US Coast Guard said it spotted four vessels from the Russian Border Guard and Chinese Coast Guard in the Bering Sea – the “northernmost” location it said it had ever observed the Chinese ships. A banner visible on one of the vessels in accompanying photos read “China Coast Guard devoting its heart to the Party; demonstrating loyalty in the Arctic Ocean,” referring to China’s ruling Communist Party. The US Coast Guard (USCG) on Monday said it spotted the four vessels from the Russian Border Guard and Chinese Coast Guard “transiting in formation in a northeast direction” in the Bering Sea, some five miles inside Russia’s Exclusive Economic Zone on Saturday. A China Coast Guard member pictured during recent joint drills with Russia. The coast guard collaboration “relates to Chinese interests in maritime transportation along at least parts of the Northern Sea Route,” according to Østhagen.

Persons: Russia –, China’s, ”, Megan Dean, irked, Carl Schuster, it’s, –, Sophie Arts, ” Andreas Østhagen Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, China’s Coast Guard, US Coast Guard, Russian Border Guard, Chinese Coast Guard, China Coast Guard, Communist Party, CCTV, TASS, 17th Coast Guard District, USCG, Canadian, Russia’s Federal Security Service, East China, Coast Guard, Guard, US Navy, Pacific Command’s Joint Intelligence Center, China, US Department of Defense, German Marshall Fund, Fridtjof Nansen Institute, CNN, Armed Police, Central Military Commission, Centre for High North Logistics, Norway’s Nord University Locations: Hong Kong, Russia, Beijing, ”, Bering, Alaska, Asia, North America, China, Washington, South, East, irked Beijing, Ukraine, Russian, Norway, South China, Philippines, Europe

☆ Iran's massive missile strike on Israel is just a fraction of what China could do
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Iran launched a massive ballistic missile strike on Israel this week, what appears to be the largest ever. The attack represents just a fraction of the scale, devastation, and capabilities a China missile strike could have, experts said. AdvertisementIran launched a major missile strike on Israel earlier this week likely intended to overwhelm the country's air defenses and inflict significant damage. The Iranian attack was massive, perhaps the largest ballistic missile strike in history, but it represents just a fraction of the scale and capabilities of what a Chinese missile attack could look like. AdvertisementA massive missile strikeIran previously launched a missile strike on Israel in April, using ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones.

Persons: —, Bailee Ann Darbasie, Tom Karako, Amir Cohen, Hassan Nasrallah, Ismail Haniyeh, wasn't, Cole, USS Bulkeley, Karako, Thomas Shugart, Liu Mingsong, Shugart, Xi Jingping's, GREG BAKER Organizations: Service, Department of Defense, Army's, Force, U.S . Air Force, Staff, Center for Strategic, International Studies, Missile Defense, Reuters, Air, US, Iranian, US Navy, Center, New, New American Security, Pentagon, Getty, Area Defense, Aegis, Pacific Command Locations: Iran, Israel, China, Taiwan, Chinese, Ukraine, New American, Xinhua, AFP, Japan

☆ The US economy teeters after it's hit by a triple threat: Middle East escalation, port closures, and Hurricane Helene
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-02 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

A dockworkers strike begins. Back in the States, a dockworkers strike could upend an economy finally on the mend. Tuesday morning marked the start of a dockworkers strike that will shutter dozens of US ports that handle about half of all US ocean imports. The Iranian attack was largely thwarted, and the dockworkers strike could be short-lived. That's thanks in part to strong demand in China.

Persons: —, JD Vance, Tim Walz, BI's Brent D, Griffiths, Amir Cohen, Hurricane Helene, it's, Tyler, Paul Podolsky, Kate Capital, Samantha Lee Musk, Jenny Chang, Rodriguez Hey Airbnb, Gen Z, somethings, Critics —, Amazon's, Nicholas Bloom, Eric Adams, Dan DeFrancesco, Jordan Parker Erb, Hallam Bullock, Milan Sehmbi, Amanda Yen Organizations: Business, Service, Midwest Nice, REUTERS, US Navy, Bank of America, Northwestern Energy, Bridgewater Associates, Samantha Lee Musk &, mojo, DOJ, Google, BI, Amazon, Stanford, New York City Locations: Israel, Iran, Saudi Arabia, States, Bridgewater, China, Yale, New York, London

☆ A top US security official says America will make sure Iran faces 'severe consequences' for escalating its conflict with Israel
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-02 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The US said that Iran will face "severe consequences" for its missile attack on Israel. Israel said that Iran fired 180 ballistic missiles at it on Tuesday, most of which were intercepted. AdvertisementThe US has promised "severe consequences" for Iran after it launched a massive ballistic missile strike on Israel on Tuesday. "We have made clear that there will be consequences, severe consequences for this attack, and we will work with Israel to make that the case," Sullivan added. "A direct military attack from Iran against Israel will carry severe consequences for Iran."

Persons: Israel, —, Jake Sullivan, Sullivan, Benjamin Netanyahu, Lloyd Austin, Ismail Haniyeh, Hassan Nasrallah, Krishnamoorti Organizations: Service, Israel Defense Forces, State, Israel's, White House, Israel, US Navy, Iranian, West Bank, New York Times, Tasnim News Agency, Iranian Armed Forces, University of Houston, ABC News Locations: Iran, Israel, Tehran, Beirut

☆ What is happening between Israel and Iran and how might Israel respond to the latest attacks?
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-02 | by ( Helen Regan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

It’s the second time Iran has launched an aerial attack on Israel this year, but Tuesday’s barrage was of a different magnitude. Israel's anti-missile system intercepts rockets after Iran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel, on October 1, 2024. While the Israeli military said most of the missiles were intercepted, some landed on Israeli soil and appeared to cause damage. Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty ImagesIn Gaza, Israel’s war against Hamas grinds on almost a year after the Palestinian militant group’s attack on Israel. Since Israel’s war in Gaza began, US troops have also been the target of escalating attacks by Iran-backed proxy groups.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, Hassan Nasrallah, Israel –, Amir Cohen, Pat Ryder, “, Nasrallah, Jonathan Panikoff, Hezbollah's, Atta Kenare, Ismail Haniyeh, PMO, Netanyahu, Naftali Bennett, Masoud Pezeshkian, Alexi J . Rosenfeld, Matthew Miller, Lloyd Austin Organizations: CNN, Israel, Reuters, Air Base, Tel Nof Air Base, Pentagon, Hezbollah, Getty, Hamas grinds, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Israeli, New, State Department, US Navy, US Army, US, Israel . Defense Locations: Israel, Iran, Lebanon, Beirut, Here’s, Syria, Ashkelon, Reuters Iran, Tehran, Tel Aviv, Israel’s, Washington, Yemen, Tehran's Palestine, AFP, Gaza, Iranian, Iraq, East, New York City, Eshkol Region, Jordan

☆ What made this Russian fighter jet's shockingly aggressive maneuvers near a US F-16 so dangerous
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-02 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

A Russian Su-35 made risky, dangerous moves near a US F-16 late last month. “On Sept 23, 2024, NORAD aircraft flew a safe and disciplined intercept of Russian Military Aircraft in the Alaska ADIZ. Rules on aircraft behavior in international airspaces, create "an understood behavior so that we mitigate the risk" of problems. AdvertisementWhat the Su-35 pilot did was nothing of the sort. Russian military aircraft have also been involved in risky incidents, including a string of unprofessional intercepts of US Navy P-8As by Su-35s a few years ago and multiple incidents in Syria, among other places.

Persons: —, ” –, Gregory Guillot pic.twitter.com, Gregory Guillot, Vincent Aiello, Mike Torrealday, I've, — Chris Hadfield, It's, Su, could've Organizations: NORAD, Service, North American Aerospace Defense Command, Russian Military Aircraft, American Aerospace Defense Command, US Northern Command, US Navy, US Air Force, US Defense Department, US, Pentagon Locations: Russian, Alaska, Russia, South China, American, Syria, Ukraine, Hainan, China

☆ New videos show US Navy warship firing interceptors to fend off Iranian ballistic missiles launched at Israel
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-02 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

US Navy destroyers fired interceptors to defend Israel from Iran's ballistic missile attack Tuesday. A new video shows one of the destroyers — USS Bulkeley — launching its interceptors. AdvertisementNew video footage shared by the US Navy shows an American destroyer firing interceptors to engage the Iranian ballistic missiles launched at Israel on Tuesday. The ships involved in Tuesday's engagement were USS Cole and USS Bulkeley. AdvertisementThe guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley, which played a role in shooting down Iranian missiles that were fired at Israel on Tuesday.

Persons: Bulkeley, —, Bill Urban, Cole, USS Bulkeley, Urban, Hassan Nasrallah, Ismail Haniyeh, Daniel Hagari, Jake Sullivan, Pat Ryder, Zac Shea, Kamala Harris, Israel — Organizations: Navy, Service, US Navy, Israel, US Naval Forces, Combat, Business, . White, National, Pentagon, American Locations: US Naval Forces Europe, Africa, Israel, Iran, Tehran, Iranian

☆ US Navy warships fired interceptors at Iranian missiles targeting Israel
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

US Navy warships fired interceptors at Iranian missiles that were targeting Israel on Tuesday. It's the second time in six months that US forces defended Israel from an Iranian missile attack. AdvertisementUS Navy warships fired interceptors at Iranian missiles that were targeting Israel on Tuesday as part of a massive retaliatory bombardment, marking the second time American forces have done so in less than six months. The Israeli military said it also intercepted "a large number" of the missiles as civilians sought protection in shelters. American warships and aircraft shot down Iranian missiles and drones in April during Tehran's unprecedented attack on Israel.

Persons: It's, —, Jake Sullivan, Sullivan, Pat Ryder, Bulkeley, Cole —, Ismail Haniyeh, Hassan Nasrallah, Israel Organizations: Iranian, Israel, Service, Navy, National, Israeli Defense Forces, Pentagon, Air Force, Business, White Locations: Israel, Iranian, Iran, Tehran, Beirut, Lebanon, US

☆ The US military is bracing for a fight with warships and more aircraft as further violence grips the Middle East
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Israel's killing of the Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has put the Middle East even more on edge. AdvertisementThe US military has a substantial force of warships and fighter aircraft stationed across the Middle East and is moving even more firepower into the region as it braces for an increase in conflict. The US has publicly said that it's ready to defend Israel and protect its forces in the Middle East from any attack by Iran or its regional proxies. As part of these efforts, Ryder said Austin directed the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group to remain in the Middle East region, where it has been operating for several weeks. Beyond the carrier strike group and amphibious ready group, the US Navy has destroyers operating in the Middle East and the Eastern Mediterranean.

Persons: Hassan Nasrallah, —, Nasrallah, USS Abraham Lincoln, Joe Biden, Defense Lloyd Austin, Pat Ryder, Ryder, Austin, Abraham Lincoln, Spruance, Ayal Margolin, Yoav Gallant, Gallant Organizations: Service, Hezbollah, US, Defense, Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, Wasp, Group, US Navy, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Pentagon, REUTERS, Israeli Locations: Iran, Beirut, Israel, East, Hill, Cyprus, Lebanon

☆ Killing of Nasrallah is a key prize for Israel, but it’s too early to write off Hezbollah
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-29 | by ( Peter Bergen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

In 2008, Israel killed Hezbollah’s military leader, Imad Mughniyeh, in Damascus, Syria, yet the group only gathered strength in the years that followed. Four years earlier, Israel killed a founder of Hamas, Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, in an airstrike. The US has its own history of killing terrorist leaders in the hope that it will cripple its foes. ISIS also carried out devastating terrorist attacks in the West, for instance, in Paris in 2015 that killed 130 people. The UN estimates there are about four hundred members of al Qaeda living in Afghanistan today.

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☆ The shipbuilding empire fueling China's naval rise is a juggernaut, but tough questions remain
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-28 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

China's massive shipbuilding industry is key to its military's naval modernization. But military corruption and future maintenance issues raise questions about long-term sustainability. AdvertisementChina's shipbuilding industry is at the core of its efforts to modernize its navy, producing new warships at astonishing speeds. This important national ambition gives tremendous support to China's shipbuilding empire. Over the years, there have been signs of extensive corruption documented within the shipbuilding industry, as well as other parts of China's defense industry.

Persons: —, Gerald R, it's, it'll, Brian Hart, Matthew Funaoile, Funaoile, That's, Mike Sweeney, Sweeney Organizations: Service, of Naval Intelligence, Navy, Department of Defense, US Navy, Ford, Pentagon, Liberation Army Navy, Getty, Jiangnan Shipyard, Zhonghua Shipyard, China Power, Center for Strategic, International Studies, Getty Images, CSIS, Business, China State Shipbuilding Corporation, PLA, People's Liberation Army, Planet Labs PBC, U.S . Navy, Maxwell, Defense Locations: China, Fujian, Jiangnan, Getty Images China, Dalian, Huangpu Wenchong, Hong Kong, Hudong, Shanghai, Beijing, Wuhan

☆ US Navy warships fought off a 'complex' missile and drone attack in the Red Sea
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

US Navy ships operating in the Red Sea shot down a number of Houthi missiles and drones on Friday. AdvertisementUS Navy warships shot down a barrage of Houthi missiles and drones in the Red Sea on Friday in what a Pentagon spokesperson described as a "complex attack." The Houthis said earlier that they targeted three Navy warships with nearly two dozen ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones. The increased Red Sea presence comes amid heightened fears of an all-out conflict between Israel and the Lebanon-based Hezbollah, another militant group backed by Iran. US forces said they destroyed one missile system in Yemen and two drones over the Red Sea during this time period.

Persons: —, Sabrina Singh, Singh, they're, Michael Murphy, Houthi, Frank E, Petersen, USS Spruance, USS Stockdale, Spruance, Stockdale Organizations: Pentagon, Service, Navy, US Navy Locations: Iran, Indianapolis, Red, Israel, Lebanon, Gulf, Aden, Yemen

☆ Ukraine's getting powerful long-range glide bombs from the US that will give its F-16s a new punch
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The US is sending Ukraine the Joint Standoff Weapon, an air-launched glide bomb. The powerful munition will give Ukraine's F-16s a new long-range weapon. AdvertisementThe US is sending Ukraine long-range glide bombs for its F-16 fighter jets, giving it new strike options. President Joe Biden announced Thursday that he decided to provide Kyiv with the Joint Standoff Weapon to "enhance Ukraine's long-range strike capabilities" as part of a larger security assistance package. The AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) is an air-launched glide bomb with a range of more than 70 miles that has been in service since the late 1990s.

Persons: —, Joe Biden Organizations: Service, US Air Force, US Navy, Business Locations: Ukraine, Russia

☆ China’s newest nuclear-powered submarine sank earlier this year, US official says
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Oren Liebermann | Paul P. Murphy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —China’s newest nuclear-powered submarine sank pierside in the spring and the Chinese Navy tried to conceal the loss, according to two US defense officials. The attack submarine was the first of its new Zhou-class line of vessels, the official said, under construction at a shipyard near the city of Wuhan. “It’s not surprising that the PLA Navy would try to conceal the fact that their new first-in-class nuclear-powered attack submarine sank pierside,” said the senior US defense official. According to the latest China military power report from 2023, the PLA Navy operates six nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines, six nuclear-powered attack submarines, and 48 diesel-powered attack submarines. The PLA Navy has 370 platforms, which includes 234 warships, according to CRS, while the US has 219 warships.

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☆ An F-35 was caught on camera for the first time carrying the stealthy long-range anti-ship missiles it could need in a fight with China
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewThe US military has published photos for the first time that show a fifth-generation F-35 fighter armed with a stealthy long-range anti-ship missile. The photo, released on Monday, shows an F-35C Lightning II carrying two AGM-158C Long-Range Anti-Ship Missiles (LRASMs) during a flight test conducted earlier this month. Efforts to integrate the missile with the carrier-based variant of the advanced F-35 stealth fighter underscore the military's push to expand its anti-ship capabilities across new platforms. The military has acknowledged an increasing need for these capabilities, particularly as rivals like China strengthen their navies. The F-35 doesn't have a dedicated anti-ship missile, making the LRASM a valuable addition.

Persons: —, Lockheed Martin Organizations: Service, Ship, Naval Air, Business, US Air Force, US Navy, Air Force, Navy, Hornets, Force, ITF, Pax ITF, Lockheed, Warfare Locations: Maryland, China, Washington, Beijing

☆ A deployed US Navy fuel ship suffered damage after apparently running into something in the Middle East
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

A US Navy fuel ship suffered damage in the Middle East on Monday. The replenishment oiler USNS Big Horn was apparently involved an allision, a Navy official said. The Big Horn is a refueling asset supporting operations in the Middle East. AdvertisementA US Navy fuel ship deployed to the Middle East suffered damage on Monday after apparently running into something. A Navy official told Business Insider on Tuesday that the replenishment oiler USNS Big Horn appears to have been involved in an "allision" in the Arabian Sea.

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