Tag: U.S. Navy
Two US Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent 'friendly fire' incident, US military says
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Two U.S. Navy pilots were shot down Sunday over the Red Sea in an apparent “friendly fire”...
100-year-old Pearl Harbor survivor recalls confusion and chaos during Japanese bombing 83 years ago
Bob Fernandez thought he’d go dancing and see the world when he joined the U.S. Navy as a 17-year-old high school student in...
US Navy destroys Houthi missiles and drones targeting American ships in Gulf of Aden
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. Navy destroyers shot down seven missiles and drones fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels at the warships...
Stealth destroyer to be home for 1st hypersonic weapon on a US warship
The U.S. Navy is transforming a costly flub into a potent weapon with the first shipborne hypersonic weapon, which is being retrofitted aboard...
'Fat Leonard,' Navy contractor behind one of the military's biggest scandals, sentenced to 15 years
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Former military defense contractor Leonard “Fat Leonard” Francis was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in prison for masterminding a...
Fearing China's hypersonic weapons, US Navy seeks to arm ships with Patriot missiles
By Mike Stone and Gerry DoyleWASHINGTON/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Fearing China will deploy hypersonic weapons to sink ships in the Pacific, the U.S. Navy...