US Navy is reviewing cost of future Ford-class carriers to ensure they ‘make sense’The service is looking at how superior Ford-class carriers are to Nimitz-class carriers, said the recently ousted Navy Secretary John Phelan.By Riley Ceder2 days ago
As Iran saps US focus, the troop math for monitoring a Ukraine peace deal looks grimThe coalition has also not resolved the question of what any of its forces would be authorized to do once a ceasefire takes hold.By Katie Livingstone2 days ago
US Southern Command stands up autonomous unitOnce fully operational, the new command will be tasked with engaging autonomous, semi-autonomous and unmanned platforms to “counter threats across domains.By Cristina Stassis3 days ago
Vessels report being hit by gunfire as Iran says Strait of Hormuz shut againMerchant vessels attempting to cross the strait on Saturday received radio messages from Iran’s navy telling them they were not allowed to pass. By Reuters7 days ago
US to delay weapons deliveries to some European countries due to Iran war, sources saySome European counterparts have been told that select U.S. weapons deliveries may be delayed as the Iran war continues to draw on weapons stocks. By Gram Slattery and Humeyra Pamuk, Reuters8 days ago
US Navy destroyer intercepts Iranian-flagged vessel trying to skirt blockadeZero vessels have broken through the U.S. Navy blockade of the Strait of Hormuz since it began Monday, U.S. Central Command stated.By Riley Ceder10 days ago