The Latest Breaking News from US Navy

US warship collides with tugboat in disastrous launch

Concerns raised over safety protocols and effectiveness of ‘side launch’ method

The Independent UK · Apr 19, 2023

US Navy veteran under investigation in connection to Pentagon documents leak

‘Donbass Devushka’ identity is run by numerous administrators, claims veteran

The Independent UK · Apr 18, 2023

G7 diplomats meet in the wake of Macron's Taiwan remarks, aiming for unity

For G7 diplomats meeting in the Japanese resort town of Karuizawa, unity was the name of the game on Monday, with ministers lining up to insist there is no daylight between them on China policy. The two days of talks are taking place after the fallout caused by controversial remarks…

Radio France Internationale · Apr 17, 2023

China Rehearses Taiwan Blockade as US Deploys Destroyer

Military drills close to Taiwan have continued for a third day as Chinese forces carried out simulated aerial and naval blockades.

The News Lens · Apr 10, 2023

Chinese forces simulate 'sealing off' Taiwan on final day of military drills

China's military carried out aerial and naval blockade drills around Taiwan on Monday, its last scheduled day of exercises, as the US Navy said it sailed a guided-missile destroyer through waters claimed by Beijing.

France 24 · Apr 10, 2023

US warship sails near manmade Chinese-controlled isle in S.China Sea

A U.S. Navy destroyer sailed near one of the most important man-made and Chinese controlled islands in the South China Sea on Monday, in a freedom of navigation mission that Beijing denounced as illegal.

Reuters · Apr 10, 2023

US deploys guided-missile submarine amid tensions with Iran

The U.S. Navy has dispatched a guided-missile submarine capable of carrying up to 154 Tomahawk missiles to the Middle East

The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2023

US Navy Sends Guided-missile Submarine to Middle East

The US Navy said on Saturday a nuclear-powered guided-missile submarine was operating in the Middle East in support of the Bahrain-based US Fifth Fleet. The USS Florida entered the region on Thursday and began transiting the Suez Canal, Commander Timothy Hawkins said in a statement. "It is capable of carrying…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 8, 2023

NASA's Artemis Program: Live updates

NASA's Artemis 2 mission is returning astronauts to the moon for the first time since 1972. See live mission updates here.

Space · Apr 3, 2023

Four for the moon! NASA names Artemis 2 astronaut crew for 1st lunar mission since Apollo

NASA has named its first moon crew in over 50 years. The agency announced Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch of NASA and Canada's Jeremy Hansen as the Artemis 2 crew.

Space · Apr 3, 2023