June 26, 2026: Last year the American Navy used four aerial drones and a single naval drone in a SINKEX\Sinking Exercise. The target was a retired frigate. The drones attacked the frigate several ...

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The U.S. Air Force revealed for the first time that the B-2A Spirit stealth bomber can employ the AGM-158C Long Range Anti-Ship Missile, after the weapon was featured in a recent Sinking Exercise. The ...

As part of Large Scale Exercise 21, on 15 August, US joint forces launched multiple missiles and torpedoes from air, land and sea at a decommissioned Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided missile frigate.

Commanders from the Philippine armed forces confirmed that they are mounting a rescue mission for three sailors who had been manning a vessel scheduled to be part of a SINKEX exercise with the U.S.

U.S. Pacific Fleet Command released video from last week’s sinking exercise (SINKEX) during which live fire is used to gain systems proficiency while sinking a retired U.S. Navy vessel during the ...

SINKEX exercises—during which decommissioned warships are sunk under fire—remain a way to provide training that cannot be replicated outside of armed conflict. During the September 2022 Atlantic ...

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 ...

SAN FRANCISCOSAN FRANCISCO — In 2005, the USS America aircraft carrier was towed out to sea on her final voyage. Hundreds of miles off the Atlantic coast, U.S. Navy personnel then blasted the ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In 2005, the USS America aircraft carrier was towed out to sea on her final voyage. Hundreds of miles off the Atlantic coast, U.S. Navy personnel then blasted the 40-year-old ...