Minesweeping technology in the Middle East is ‘a very good package,’ Caudle saysThe U.S. Navy has three Independence-class littoral combat ships with a mine countermeasures mission package homeported in the Middle East.By Riley Ceder6 hours ago
US Navy launches new Golden Fleet-era USV program, terminates old oneThe service is seeking production-ready, mission-capable unmanned surface vessels. By Riley Ceder5 days ago
The US has counter-mine ships homeported in the Middle East. Are they effective?Some military and defense experts argue the Independence-class littoral combat ship equipped with the MCM mission package falls short of its predecessor.By Riley Ceder8 days ago
US-made naval drone with active warhead washes up in northern Turkey, gets blown upThe vessel, identified as an AEGIR-W variant, came aground on a beach in the Yüceler neighborhood of Ünye district in Ordu province.By Cem Devrim Yaylali9 days ago
Two US counter-mine ships based in the Middle East are now in Singapore, Navy saysThe USS Santa Barbara and USS Tulsa, which are homeported in Bahrain, arrived in Singapore this week. By Riley Ceder12 days ago
Shelter-in-place order lifted at MacDill Air Force BaseThe installation has lifted a shelter-in-place order that was enacted earlier Wednesday after officials said a threat had been made against the base.By Claire Barrett14 days ago