A U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet was tragically shot down by friendly fire during tense operations in the Red Sea, with a second jet narrowly escaping the same fate ...

Adm. James Kilby, the acting chief of naval operations, told BI that cheaper air defense solutions are needed to preserve ...

The U.S. Navy destroyer Gravely launches a Tomahawk missile in response to Houthi militant attacks in the Red Sea on Jan. 12, 2024. (MC2 Jonathan Word/U.S. Navy) Since the Israel-Hamas war began ...

This fall, multiple Navy destroyers have found themselves countering incoming attack drones in the Red Sea, as the ships fight to keep the vital economic sea lane navigable for commercial vessels.

The Iranian-backed Houthis are emboldened after sinking two ships last week in the Red Sea. They also killed several members of one ship’s crew. Now the question is, why did the Houthis suddenly ...

While some of the Navy’s ongoing battles in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden are without precedent — such as the Iran-backed Houthis’ use of anti-ship ballistic missiles — this is not the ...

US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Carney defeats a combination of Houthi missiles and drones in the Red Sea on October 19, 2023. US Navy/MCS2 Aaron Lau ...

The Navy’s Red Sea engagements have often pitted relatively cheap, Iran-made attack drones against a Navy destroyer’s SM-2 missiles, which cost roughly $2.4 million each but allow a ship to ...

Increasing Houthi attacks in the Red Sea pose another headache for the U.S. Navy, as the U.S. military could face tough choices on how to respond to waves of strikes and hijackings in key shipping ...

The Red Sea has long been a crucible of trade and tension. On July 7, it became the scene of terror and uncertainty for the family of Anilkumar Ravindran, a retired Indian Army Naib Subedar from ...

The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Hudner shot down several attack drones over the Red Sea that were launched from Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen early Thursday morning local time, according to U.S ...

The European Union is set to launch a full naval mission to guard cargo ships in the Red Sea from the Iran-backed Houthi terrorist group, whose latest attack -- that threatened a US aircraft ...