The Latest Breaking News from US Navy

US sends destroyer near Paracel Islands angering China

US says sailing near disputed islands was ‘freedom of navigation operation’ while China calls it ‘illegal’.

Al Jazeera · Jul 13, 2022

China says it 'drove' away U.S. destroyer that sailed near disputed isles

A U.S. destroyer sailed near the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea on Wednesday, drawing an angry reaction from Beijing, which said its military had "driven away" the ship after it illegally entered territorial waters.

Reuters · Jul 13, 2022

Storm knocks $67m US fighter jet off aircraft carrier into Mediterranean

The incident on the USS Harry S Truman is now under investigation

The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2022

US Navy offers cash for tips to seize Mideast drugs, weapons

The U.S. Navy’s Mideast-based 5th Fleet is starting to offer rewards for information that could help sailors intercept weapons, drugs and other illicit shipments across the region

The Independent UK · Jul 4, 2022

US-led Pacific naval drill launched amid rising China tensions

A major multinational naval exercise led by the US Navy has been launched in the Pacific with 25 other nations participating amid growing US-China tensions.

Bangkok Post · Jul 3, 2022

80th anniversary of sinking of Montevideo Maru, Australia's worst maritime disaster, commemorated at Australian War Memorial

July 1 marks the 80th anniversary of Australia's worst maritime disaster, the sinking of the Montevideo Maru during World War II. The ship was bound for a Japanese prisoner of war camp when a US Navy submarine fired on and sunk the vessel, killing 1,053 Australians.

ABC News · Jul 1, 2022

General Dynamics Secures $600M In US Navy Contract Modifications

General Dynamics Corp (NYSE:GD) subsidiary General Dynamics NASSCO has secured $600 million in U.S. Navy contract modifications for long-lead-time material for three ships. This contract will support the construction of the seventh and eighth ships in the John Lewis-class fleet oiler (T-AO) program and the sixth ship in the Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB)…

Benzinga · Jun 29, 2022

U.S. says Taiwan Strait flight shows commitment to open Indo-Pacific

A U.S. Navy aircraft's flight through the Taiwan Strait last week demonstrated a U.S. commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific, the U.S. military said on Tuesday, after China complained it endangered peace and stability.

Reuters · Jun 28, 2022

Celebrations planned in Dumfries and Galloway to mark 275th anniversary of birth of “father of the US Navy”

The milestone will be marked at the John Paul Jones Birthplace Museum at Arbigland near Kirkbean

Daily Record · Jun 27, 2022

'Deepest Shipwreck': US WWII Ship Found Off Philippines

A US navy destroyer sunk during World War II has been found nearly 7,000 meters (23,000 feet) below sea level off the Philippines, making it the world's deepest shipwreck ever located, an American exploration team said. The USS Samuel B Roberts went down during a battle off the central island…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 25, 2022