The U.S. Army requires the first prototypes for an upcoming Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) to prioritize Indo-Pacific ops ...

On April 23, the Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) conducted a large-scale combat exercise in the Java Sea, featuring a sinking exercise (SINKEX) as part of a broader live-fire drill involving naval and air ...

It might seem strange that the U.S. military would decide to sink some of its previously proud and costly vessels. However, in the context of combat training, weapon demonstration and the expenses ...

Although a variety of retired warships have been employed as targets in past US Navy SINKEX operations, the ex-USS Simpson was the final frigate to be retired from service. The theme of this year’s ...

The 2nd sinking exercise (SINKEX #2) of exercise Rim of the Pacific 2022 (RIMPAC-22) happened on July 26, 2022, with the target ship being the decommissioned USS Denver (LPD-9). The SINKEX took part ...

A decommissioned frigate was sent to the bottom during a live-fire SINKEX (Sink Exercise), providing allied forces with realistic target training in naval warfare. The drill offered valuable insights ...

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USMC F/A-18C/D Hornets from VMFA-323 will participate in a SINKEX alongside allied forces from the Philippines, Japan and Australia during Balikatan 2025. U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18C/D Hornets from ...

The USS Dubuque went down on July 11 after being hammered by missile and cannon fire from helicopters and an AC-130J gunship. By Nicholas Slayton Published Aug 4, 2024 4:39 PM EDT Get Task & Purpose ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two decommissioned U.S. Navy vessels sunk to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean off the northern coast of Kauai, a Hawaiian island, ...

Royal Netherlands Navy De Zeven Provinciën-class frigate HNLMS Tromp fires an RGM-84 Harpoon missile during a live-fire sinking exercise as part of RIMPAC 2024. (Cristian Schrik/Royal Netherlands Navy ...

KAUAI, Hawaii — The 3rd Multi-Domain Task Force, partnered with the 1st MDTF, the 25th Combat Aviation Brigade and the 5th Surface to Ship Field Artillery Regiment of the Japan Ground Self Defense ...