Video released of Ukraine’s swarm of drones taking out Russian warship
Update: New footage reveals how Russian sailors aboard the Caesar Kunikov attempted to use small arms to stop a swarm of Ukrainian kamikaze sea drones last month. The video, purportedly recorded by a sailor aboard the doomed vessel, shows the sailors firing rounds at a large swarm of drones... Read more
Closer to China than to the Japanese mainland, these idyllic islands confront the prospect of war
Stephanie YangLos Angeles Times(TNS) At the first blare of air raid sirens, the people milling about in a grassy park barely stirred. Five-year-old Tae Sano clung to her mother’s hand. Some of the people around her, all wearing bright-yellow bibs, took a few uncertain steps. But the only real urgency came... Read more
Navy chief charged with espionage, accused of disclosing classified documents

A sailor charged last month with providing classified documents to a foreign contact is alleged to have passed the sensitive information while stationed in Norfolk between 2022 and 2023, according to his charging papers.

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Ukraine claims Russian warship sunk by drone attack in the Black Sea
Hannah Wagnerdpa(TNS) Moscow — Attacks by Ukrainian drones in the Black Sea severely damaged and sunk a warship from Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, according to Ukraine’s intelligence service and media reports. Ukrainian forces struck the Russian landing ship Caesar Kunikov with Magura V5 naval drones overnight, Ukraine’s military intelligence service HUR said on Wednesday. The attack occurred just... Read more
US says it launched strikes in Yemen against two explosive drone boats after British ship was attacked
John Harney, Mohammed HatemBloomberg News(TNS) The U.S. struck two Houthi sea drones in Yemen, as the Iran-backed group’s attacks around the Red Sea continue causing havoc in the shipping world. American forces hit the boats around 3.30 p.m. Yemen time on Monday, the latest of several strikes on Houthi... Read more
Ukraine releases video of allegedly sinking another Russian warship

Ukrainian military intelligence said on Thursday that it has sunk a Russian warship in the Black Sea.

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US Navy destroyer intercepts Houthi anti-ship missile fired from Yemen
The guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107) launches Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles in response to increased Iranian-backed Houthi malign behavior in the Red Sea Jan. 12, 2024. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jonathan Word) dpa(TNS) WASHINGTON — The U.S. military on Tuesday said another missile... Read more
US Navy guided-missile destroyer thwarts attack on ship by Houthi rebels
MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Nov. 15, 2018) Ensign Paris Smith fires an M4 carbine during a live-fire weapons qualification course aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) Nov. 15, 2018. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan U. Kledzik/Released) Update: USS Carney (DDG-64) shot down an anti-ship... Read more
Air Force says it stopped anti-ship cruise missile fired at US Navy ship but Houthi rebels claim it was a “direct hit”
dpa(TNS) Washington — The US military said another missile fired by the Houthi rebels based in Yemen was intercepted in the south of the Red Sea. The rebels had fired the anti-ship cruise missile towards a US Navy destroyer around 4:45 pm (1345 GMT) on Sunday, the US military’s regional command announced in the early hours of Monday on... Read more
US Navy releases footage of overnight attacks on Yemen
Update: The US Central Command (CENTCOM) released video footage of Navy F/A-18 Super Hornets from USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and Tomahawk missile strikes from US destroyers in the the Red Sea. Tony Capaccio, Mohammed Hatem and Jennifer JacobsBloomberg News(TNS) The U.S. and UK launched about 70 airstrikes on Houthi... Read more