Allied rotorcraft employed at least four different missile types against retired warships during the massive Pacific exercise ...

Two decommissioned warships, cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG-53) amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA-5), were recently sunk off the coast of Hawaii as part of the U.S. Navy-led Rim of the Pacific 2026 ...

The recent exercises near Hawaii included the sinking of the USS Peleliu (LHA-5) amphibious assault ship and USS Mobile Bay (CG-53) cruiser—a more interesting end for both vessels than the scrap heap.

The third warship named for the Alaskan capital city was sunk by a Japanese submarine in the Exercise Valiant Shield 2026 training exercise last month.

The Army, Air Force and Navy joined troops from other nations in blowing up the decommissioned USS Mobile Bay and USS Peleliu.

A decommissioned U.S. Navy warship named for Mobile Bay recently was sunk during a multinational naval exercise. According to the Navy, the former USS Mobile Bay was sunk July 12 during a live-fire ...

Summary and Key Points: During the 2024 Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise, a U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit bomber participated in a SINKEX, successfully sinking the decommissioned USS Dubuque using low ...

The USS Juneau was sent to the ocean floor during a multinational SINKEX exercise.

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 ...

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 ...