Navy seeks to fast track nuclear weapons systems
Vice Admiral Johnny Wolfe told Congress the Navy is working to improve and develop three critical weapons systems.
By Zita Ballinger Fletcher
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Sentinel nuclear missiles will need new silos, Air Force says
The Sentinel ICBM program is already alarmingly over budget, and trying to reuse 55-year-old Minuteman III silos would put it even further behind.
Houthi rebels have shot down 7 US Reaper drones in recent weeks
It's a loss of aircraft worth more than $200 million in what is becoming the most dramatic cost to the Pentagon of the military campaign against the group.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Enlisted Australian sailors trained to use US nuclear attack subs
The training marks a milestone in an agreement that calls on the U.S. to send submarines to Australia in the 2030s and 2040s.
By Zita Ballinger Fletcher
USS Carl Vinson in Mideast ahead of Iran-US nuclear talks
The operation comes as U.S. officials have linked the U.S.′ monthlong campaign against the Houthis as a means to pressure Iran in the negotiations.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press