Nearly $1B In Munitions Fired In Red Sea, Mediterranean, U.S. Navy Chief Says

The USS Carney fires munitions at Houthi missiles and UAVs in the Red Sea in October 2023.

Credit: U.S. Navy
The U.S. Navy is approaching a total of $1 billion in munitions expended in the Red Sea and Eastern Mediterranean in the ongoing efforts to protect international shipping and defend Israel, and Congress needs to act quickly to replenish the stocks, the service’s leader says. Navy Secretary Carlos...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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