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USNI News • Sam LaGrone

F/A-18F Super Hornet and MH-60R Sea Hawk from USS Nimitz crash in South China Sea; crews rescued

USNI News reports: An F/A-18F Super Hornet and an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) crashed in the South China Sea on Sunday in two separate incidents in the Pacific, USNI News has learned.

Also: The Aviationist, Moneycontrol.com, ANI News Agency, Business Insider, Navy Times, The Independent, ABC News, Task & Purpose, Stars and Stripes and 8 more
2025-10-26T15:59:52.474675-07:00

Today In Defense

Last Updated: Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025, 6:16 PM PDT

2025-10-26T18:16:31.144412-07:00 2025-10-26T18:16:31.144412-07:00 (2025-10-26T18:16:31.144412-07:00)

Aircraft Carrier   North America   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact  
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Wall Street Journal • Shelby Holliday

Pentagon Deploys Aircraft Carrier to Caribbean in Escalation of Anti-Drug and Regional Pressure Campaign

By Wall Street Journal: The move would be a major escalation of the Trump administration’s military campaign to target drug smugglers and threaten governments in Latin America.

Also: DefenseNews.com, Reuters, Air & Space Forces Mag, The Hill, Axios, Air Data News, The Aviationist, Aviation Week, AirForceTimes, Sky News, NBC News, The Independent and 63 more
2025-10-24T09:58:59.131359-07:00
North America   Military Aircraft Procurement   Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact  
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Reuters • Mike Stone

US military takes steps to adapt new hypersonic weapons to mobile launchers

By Reuters: Defense startup Castelion said on Friday it has won contracts to integrate its Blackbeard hypersonic strike weapon with current U.S. Army systems, the first step toward allowing the military to place the powerful and nearly unstoppable weapons around the world.

Also: Defense Daily, defence-industry.eu and interestingengineering.com
2025-10-24T03:40:21.137768-07:00