Advertisements



A Chinese destroyer fired a weapons-grade laser at a US surveillance aircraft, US Navy says

Uncredited/AP A Chinese destroyer targeted a US Navy P-8A surveillance aircraft with a weapons-grade laser in the Pacific last week, the US Navy said Thursday. A Pacific Fleet spokeswoma.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderFeb 27th, 2020

What we know about the laser a Chinese warship flashed at a US Navy patrol plane

AP Photo/Sang Tan A Navy P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft was hit with a weapons-grade laser while it was flying over the P.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMar 4th, 2020

US forces shot down over 75 Iranian missiles and drones in its biggest air-defense battle of the Middle East crisis

US warships and aircraft destroyed dozens of the Iranian munitions that were fired at Israel, a senior Biden administration official said. US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Carney engag.....»»

Category: worldSource: nytApr 14th, 2024

US Navy sends message to China with photo of destroyer shadowing Chinese aircraft carrier

China and the US are both building up their forces in the East and South China seas by sending carri.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 11th, 2021

8 tactical laser weapons China has recently developed

US Navy The Pentagon this week claimed two US pilots were injured when military-grade laser pointers were shone into their eyes from China’s navy base in Djibouti as the Americans came in to land at the US base. US officials made a f.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMay 4th, 2018

Japan navy spots suspected China ship next to NKorea tanker

Japan's Foreign Ministry says a Japanese navy surveillance aircraft has spotted a suspected Chinese-flagged ship apparently transferring fuel to a North Korean tanker on the open seas......»»

Category: topSource: foxnewsMay 29th, 2018

The US Navy has fired off nearly $1 billion in weapons fighting threats from Iran and the Houthis

Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro's disclosure underscores the growing financial cost of US naval in.....»»

Category: dealsSource: nytApr 16th, 2024

The US Navy"s giving a stealth Zumwalt destroyer control of drone ships and aircraft for a future naval combat experiment

The Navy will give the stealth.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMar 23rd, 2021

Warship captains told the skipper of a COVID-stricken aircraft carrier he was "doing what is right" just before the Navy fired him, emails show

"I read your letter," an aircraft carrier skipper wrote in an email to Capt. Brett Crozier. "I thought.....»»

Category: worldSource: nytMar 5th, 2021

Chinese bombers simulated an attack on a US Navy aircraft carrier in the South China Sea

"The PLA activities highlighted here are the latest in a string of aggressive and destabilizing actions," a US military spokesman said. he Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group (C.....»»

Category: personnelSource: nytJan 29th, 2021

Chinese Warns US To Halt Military Operations In South China Sea 

Chinese Warns US To Halt Military Operations In South China Sea  The Chinese military is closely monitoring a US Navy guided-missile destroyer transit.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeApr 28th, 2020

US Navy recommends reinstating aircraft carrier captain fired over leaked coronavirus warning

US Navy/MCS 3rd Class Nicholas Huynh Navy leaders have recommended that Capt. Brett Crozier, former commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, be reinstated, The New York Times first reported and m.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 24th, 2020

Russian fighter jet executes "unsafe" intercept of US Navy aircraft, coming within 25 feet of an American plane

Associated Press A Russian Su-35 fighter jet conducted an "unsafe" intercept on Sunday of a US Navy P-8A Poseidon surveillance aircraft operating over the Mediterranean Sea, the US Navy sai.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 19th, 2020

The commanding officer of a Navy destroyer was fired for not telling his bosses where his ship was

Diana Quinlan/U.S. Navy/Handout via REUTERS/.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 14th, 2020

Taiwan scrambled warships as a Chinese navy aircraft carrier strike group sailed for the Pacific

R.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 13th, 2020

Top US Navy official who resigned under pressure was reportedly angry at an aircraft carrier crew"s emotional send-off of the captain he had fired

US Navy Former acting Navy secretary Thomas Modly was angered by the videos of sailors cheering for their recently-fired commander, according to The.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 12th, 2020

The Navy hasn"t ruled out reinstating the captain who was fired over an email about a coronavirus outbreak on aircraft carrier

US Navy/MCS Seaman Alexander Williams The US Navy h.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 9th, 2020

Navy secretary"s flight out to an aircraft carrier to bash its fired captain cost taxpayers $243,000

U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jake McClung The former acting Navy secretary's trip out to the aircraft carri.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 9th, 2020

Defense secretary reportedly told Navy chief to apologize for bashing fired captain to crew of aircraft carrier

REUTERS/Joshua Roberts Secretary of Defense Mark Esper directed acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly to apologize for remarks criticizing Capt. .....»»

Category: dealsSource: nytApr 7th, 2020

Acting Navy secretary apologizes for scathing criticism of fired captain in speech to aircraft carrier crew

US Navy Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly apologized for criticizing the former captain of the aircraft carrier US.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 6th, 2020

The acting Navy secretary says he swiftly fired an aircraft carrier captain to avoid having Trump step in

US Navy/MCS 3rd Class Nicholas Huynh Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly rushed to relieve Capt. Brett Crozier of his command of the aircr.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 6th, 2020