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Drone flies over desert

Houthi rebels have shot down 7 US Reaper drones in recent weeks

It's a loss of aircraft worth more than $200 million in what is becoming the most dramatic cost to the Pentagon of the military campaign against the group.

By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press

6 hours ago

Navy petty officer awarded for showdown with Somali pirates

The boatswain’s mate, who grew up in Egypt, was awarded for his gutsy role in responding to a pirate attack on a commercial tanker in the Gulf of Aden.

By Hope Hodge Seck

9 days ago

Inside the Navy task group testing drone boats in the Red Sea

Earlier this spring, the Navy unit launched a handful of unmanned vessels from Aqaba, Jordan, into the Red Sea with a broad-edged surveillance mission.

By Hope Hodge Seck

2 weeks ago

Handheld counter-drone devices headed to deploying Marine units

The handheld device will likely go to Marine Expeditionary Units and Marine Littoral Regiments first.

2 weeks ago

What Marine Corps aviation has in store over the next five years

Among developments, Marine aviators should see more F-35s, upgraded MV-22 Ospreys, more cargo aircraft and data-enabled predictive maintenance.

2 weeks ago

US, Japan, Philippines stage naval drills in disputed South China Sea

A Chinese military ship monitored the maneuvers off the Scarborough Shoal from a distance.

4 weeks ago