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Montevideo, March 30th 2026 - 23:08 UTC

Tag: US Navy

  • Tuesday, March 24th 2026 - 21:36 UTC

    USS Nimitz to operate in Uruguayan waters on final deployment before decommissioning

    The Latin American voyage will conclude when the Nimitz reaches the US Atlantic coast to begin the decommissioning process.

    The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68), flagship of the United States Navy for more than five decades, will arrive in Uruguayan waters in the coming weeks as part of the “Southern Seas 2026” deployment, the US Fourth Fleet announced.

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  • Friday, March 13th 2026 - 11:24 UTC

    Iran exploits its asymmetric edge in Hormuz, narrowing the U.S. Navy’s room to act

    Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Thursday that the U.S. military is “not ready” to escort tankers through Hormuz because its assets remain focused on striking Iranian offensive capabilities

    Iran is shifting a key part of the war to the sea, where its conventional naval power is far weaker than that of the United States but where it still retains enough tools to disrupt global energy traffic. In the Strait of Hormuz, a corridor that carries roughly a fifth of the world’s oil, attacks on merchant shipping, the threat of mines and the use of fast boats and coastal missiles have raised the cost and complexity of any escort operation.

  • Wednesday, February 18th 2026 - 03:12 UTC

    Argentina clears US oceanographic cruise in the South Atlantic as debate grows over “dual-use” data

    The authorization has triggered criticism in Argentine political and defence circles focused on the potential dual-use value of certain outputs

    Argentina’s Federal Fisheries Council (CFP) recorded that it had “no objections,” within its remit, to a United States request for a marine scientific research cruise by the R/V Roger Revelle inside Argentina’s Exclusive Economic Zone between March 5 and March 30, 2026. In the same document, the council asked for “all basic data” plus “preliminary and final reports” to be submitted to Argentine authorities prior to any publication of results.

  • Monday, November 3rd 2025 - 20:05 UTC

    US Navy's and Royal Navy begin trials with un-crewed vessels

    Seen from above, the narrow width of the USX-1 Defiant is evident – thanks to the lack of human passageways (Picture: DARPA)

    USX-1 Defiant is a prototype of the US program to develop autonomous vessels with no need for physical crews. She is the first US naval surface vessel ever built to operate without room or provisions for human crew.

  • Monday, September 15th 2025 - 06:54 UTC

    Venezuela: Chavismo braces for what it sees as imminent US invasion

    With eight US warships and a nuclear-powered submarine deployed in the region, Caracas believes Washington is seeking to force regime change

    Nicolás Maduro’s government says it is prepared for a US military attack and has intensified training for troops and militias under the so-called Operation Independence 200. “We are activating all action and deployment capabilities to be ready. If Venezuela were attacked by the American empire, (we must) activate the armed struggle of the Venezuelan people in perfect popular-military-police fusion,” Maduro declared during a military event in Caracas.

  • Friday, November 3rd 2023 - 20:28 UTC

    Woman commander for the US Navy

    Lisa Franchetti is a surface warfare officer who has commanded at all levels, including a naval destroyer and two stints as an aircraft carrier strike group

    The most powerful navy in the world has a woman commander, Admiral Lisa Franchetti. Her nomination was confirmed by the US Senate, and she also becomes the first woman to serve as member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

  • Monday, July 24th 2023 - 10:19 UTC

    Biden picks female Admiral to head US Navy

    US President Joseph Biden has chosen Admiral Lisa Franchetti to become the next Navy Chief of Staff in an unprecedented decision. If confirmed, Franchetti, 59, would be the first woman to become a Pentagon service chief and the first female member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Franchetti, the current Navy's vice chief of operations, is said to have broad command and executive experience.

  • Monday, August 29th 2022 - 20:46 UTC

    Tensions heat up in Indo-Pacific after US Navy sends cruisers

    India has joined the multilateral diplomatic conflict

    China has said the United States was trying to disrupt peace in the Taiwan Strait after two warships sailed through the waters between the mainland and what Beijing regards as a rogue province in what Washington dubbed a routine drill.

  • Wednesday, August 3rd 2022 - 08:47 UTC

    US Navy building up on its Pacific armada around Taiwan

    The USS Ronald Reagan armada is performing “routine operations” in the area

    The United States Government of President Joseph Biden is taking additional military precautions in case China decides to retaliate after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi went ahead with her plans to visit Taiwan.

  • Thursday, March 10th 2022 - 09:20 UTC

    Kitty Hawk passes by Chilean port on her last voyage

    The USS Kitty Hawk was the last carrier in US Navy service powered by diesel fuel

    Residents in the Chilean Port of Valparaíso have reported sighting the historic USS Kitty Hawk as she was being towed through the Pacific Ocean on her way to her final scrapping.

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