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Japan is arming for a long range fight, and China is worried
Japan is arming for a long range fight, and China is worried
Hegseth defends Navy carrier conditions after reports | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Hegseth defends Navy carrier conditions after reports PANAMA CITY >> Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said today that reports about poor conditions aboard aircraft carrier the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Middle East were “completely misrepresented.” Two military-focused outlets, Navy Times and Stars and Stripes, reported suicide attempts and declining morale on the 5,000-person ship, which has been at sea since November 2025. The carrier has been in the Middle East since January, supporting the U.S. war with Iran. “We make sure every ship, every crew, every captain has everything we can provide them at every single moment. Some deployments are longer than others, and I have more respect and gratitude for those sailors than anybody. What they do in those high seas in those austere conditions with less port calls — it’s incredible,” Hegseth told reporters during a visit to Panama. Typically naval deployments are for between six and nine months, but during times of conflict, that can be extended. Extended deployments can pose enormous strain on crews’ mental health, particularly in wartime, and have always been a challenge for the U.S. Navy. Sailors must maintain a heightened state of alert and readiness, especially with the threat of drone and missile attack from Iran. Don't miss out on what's happening! Stay in touch with breaking news, as it happens, conveniently in your email inbox. It's FREE! A U.S. official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the George Washington aircraft carrier is heading to the region with the intention of replacing the Lincoln carrier. That move was pre-planned, the official said. Democratic lawmakers are unhappy about the extended deployment of the Lincoln carrier and the conditions on the ship. “There have been widespread reports of shortages of basic supplies, water contamination, plumbing issues, deteriorating mental health, deck safety concerns, and disruptions in the mail system, which have caused many care packages in route to the ship to be lost in transit for months,” U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal wrote to Hegseth and the Navy secretary this week. When asked about reports of poor conditions on the Abraham Lincoln, White House spokesperson Olivia Wales said President Donald Trump and Hegseth were committed to ensuring the U.S. military was “equipped with the resources necessary to counter any threat to the United States.” Additional reporting by Idrees Ali and Steve Holland.
Hegseth defends Navy carrier conditions after reports | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Hegseth defends Navy carrier conditions after reports | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
US lost quarter of its Reaper drones in Iran war – WaPo
US lost quarter of its Reaper drones in Iran war – WaPo
US lost quarter of its Reaper drones in Iran war – WaPo
US lost quarter of its Reaper drones in Iran war – WaPo
US lost quarter of its Reaper drones in Iran war – WaPo
US lost quarter of its Reaper drones in Iran war – WaPo
US lost quarter of its Reaper drones in Iran war – WaPo
US lost quarter of its Reaper drones in Iran war – WaPo
US lost quarter of its Reaper drones in Iran war – WaPo
US lost quarter of its Reaper drones in Iran war – WaPo
US lost quarter of its Reaper drones in Iran war – WaPo
US lost quarter of its Reaper drones in Iran war – WaPo The US military lost 45 MQ-9 Reaper drones, or a quarter of its entire supply of the reconnaissance craft, during its war on Iran, the Washington Post has reported. The loss cost the US taxpayer an estimated $1.3 billion. The loss figures were revealed by the Washington Post on Thursday, citing three unnamed US officials. A fourth US official told the newspaper that not all the lost drones were shot down. Some, they said, crashed after losing communications with their operators. A successor to the MQ-1 Predator, the MQ-9 Reaper is a medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) drone, capable of flying for up to 30 hours while carrying out surveillance missions or targeted strikes with Hellfire missiles. One of these craft costs between $30 and $50 million, and the US military had approximately 185 before the US-Israeli war on Iran began on February 28 – 165 in the Air Force, and 20 operated by the Marine Corps. Within hours of the war beginning, reports of downed Reapers began circulating on Iranian Telegram channels. Video footage soon followed, with the Iranian military claiming to have shot down multiple MQ-9s mid-flight, and destroyed others as they sat in hangars at US bases across the Gulf region. By the time the US and Iran reached a tentative ceasefire on April 9, preliminary reports in US media suggested that around two dozen Reapers had been shot down by Iranian forces. If the Washington Post’s figures are accurate, the initial accounts may have undercounted the losses by almost half. The MQ-9 Reaper entered service with the US Air Force in 2007, and was extensively used in Iraq, Afghanistan, and in the US’ undeclared wars in Pakistan, Somalia, Yemen, and beyond. Synonymous with President Barack Obama’s drone assassination program, the MQ-9 Reaper was viewed as untouchable until 2017, when Houthi forces in Yemen managed to shoot one down with a Soviet-era anti-air missile. A string of losses followed, and by the time the US and Israel began striking Iran in February, the Reaper was already considered obsolete and ineffective against any military with anti-air capabilities. However, the US has no viable replacement for the Reaper. General Atomics stopped production of the drone in 2020, and the Pentagon is not expected to launch its program to select a successor until later this year. Meanwhile the Senate Armed Services Committee has recommended that MQ-9 production be restarted, while Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff David Tabor told a Senate hearing in June that the Pentagon is “looking at options to buy back as many of the MQ-9As as we possibly can” from US allies. The Reaper is one of multiple weapons systems left in short supply by the Iran war. The US has reportedly used more than half of its Patriot and 80% of its THAAD anti-air missiles, and a third of its Tomahawk cruise missiles since February 28. US President Donald Trump has denied that the US is facing a missile shortage, but has asked Congress for $87.6 billion to cover “urgent needs” related to the war, including $21 billion for munitions.
US lost quarter of its Reaper drones in Iran war – WaPo
US lost quarter of its Reaper drones in Iran war – WaPo
Taiwan holds its largest war exercises to practice for China threat | CNN
Taiwan holds its largest war exercises to practice for China threat | CNN
Taiwan holds its largest war exercises to practice for China threat | CNN
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US military loses roughly 25% of Reaper drone fleet in Iran war: Report
US military loses roughly 25% of Reaper drone fleet in Iran war: Report
US military loses roughly 25% of Reaper drone fleet in Iran war: Report
US military loses roughly 25% of Reaper drone fleet in Iran war: Report
US military loses roughly 25% of Reaper drone fleet in Iran war: Report
US military loses roughly 25% of Reaper drone fleet in Iran war: Report
US military loses roughly 25% of Reaper drone fleet in Iran war: Report
US military loses roughly 25% of Reaper drone fleet in Iran war: Report
US military loses roughly 25% of Reaper drone fleet in Iran war: Report
US military loses roughly 25% of Reaper drone fleet in Iran war: Report
US military loses roughly 25% of Reaper drone fleet in Iran war: Report
US military loses roughly 25% of Reaper drone fleet in Iran war: Report
US military loses roughly 25% of Reaper drone fleet in Iran war: Report
US military loses roughly 25% of Reaper drone fleet in Iran war: Report
US military loses roughly 25% of Reaper drone fleet in Iran war: Report
US military loses roughly 25% of Reaper drone fleet in Iran war: Report