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Meet Vibhav Altekar: The Indian-American tech mind behind US Navy’s lifesaving drone

June 10, 2026 11:15 pm

Know about the Indian-American co-founder of Saronic Technologies behind the US Navy’s Corsair unmanned rescue vessel.

What is US Fifth Fleet? Why Iran targeted America's Bahrain-based naval command

June 10, 2026 4:24 pm

US-Iran ceasefire tensions escalated after Tehran targeted Gulf military sites following US strikes near the Strait of Hormuz.

US Navy hunting for Iranian mines in Strait of Hormuz: Why reopening world's oil chokepoint could take 6 months

April 25, 2026 8:26 pm

Pentagon officials briefed lawmakers that minesweeping in the Strait of Hormuz could stretch for half a year, even as Donald Trump ordered a "tripled" effort and Iran threatened retaliation against the US naval blockade of its ports.

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Iran war: Trump orders oil tanker insurance support, says US Navy could escort ships in Gulf

March 04, 2026 3:59 pm

Trump says US Navy may escort oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz as crude prices rise and war-risk premiums surge amid Middle East tensions.

US Indo-Pacific commander caps 5-day India tour with visit to ADA, NFTC in Bengaluru

February 20, 2026 12:41 pm

The US INDOPACOM commander’s visit to India also included stops in New Delhi and Chandimandir in Haryana.

US shoots down Iran’s Shahed drone that approached USS Abraham Lincoln

February 04, 2026 12:01 am

The Shahed-139 drone was shot down by an F-35C fighter jet from the Lincoln was sailing about 800 kilometres from Iran’s southern coast.

US Coast Guard seizes another vessel off Venezuelan coast

US pursuing third oil tanker near Venezuela, officials say

December 21, 2025 11:47 pm

Trump's pressure campaign on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has included a ramped-up military presence in the region and more than two dozen military strikes on vessels in the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea near the South American nation.

Navy admiral who ordered second attack saw boat strike survivors as legitimate targets: Report

December 04, 2025 9:54 pm

Admiral Bradley was the head of Joint Special Operations Command when he ordered the second strike on two men who were clinging to fragments of their boat, damaged by the first airstrike.

White House defends US Navy commander who ordered second strike on Venezuela boat that killed survivors

December 02, 2025 5:01 am

The justification for the September 2 strike was offered by White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt after lawmakers from both parties joined the chorus to order a congressional review of US military strikes.