A bipartisan group of 120 lawmakers asks defense appropriators to ignore the Navy budget proposal and procure two Virginia-class attack submarines. It's the second fleet-wide stand-down of the Navy's trainer aircraft fleet since 2022. The incident occurred near Scarborough Shoal, one of two hotly disputed areas where confrontations between the two countries have flared since last year. Compared to the months prior, the Navy reportedly engaged far fewer Houthi drones and missiles in April. To some observers of the Marine Corps’ modernization plans, aspects of the Houthis' operations in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden sound familiar. The aircraft carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower has been operating in the Middle Eastern waters of U.S. Central Command since November. The Navy will use the T-54A aircraft to train aviators flying the P-8A Poseidon, E-2D Hawkeye and C-130 Hercules. The U.S. will relocate most of the forces it's deployed in Chad, and the majority of the U.S. personnel assigned to Niger are also expected to depart. By Tara Copp, AP
8 days ago The incident marks the end of a week-long pause of reported Houthi attacks. The move is a nod to the near-daily battles that Navy destroyers have fought with Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen since October. Load More