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Iran Used a Old $1,500 Mine Designed in 1908 to Do $90 Million in Damage to a US Navy Warship and Nearly Sank Her

Cmdr. Paul Rinn's frigate was escorting reflagged Kuwaiti tankers when a lookout spotted mines in the water, and Rinn began backing out of the...

Steve BalestrieriSeptember 26, 2026

(September 11, 2003) - USS Nimitz (CVN 68) navigates one of the busier sea lanes in the Indian Ocean. Nimitz is deployed with Nimitz Carrier Strike Force in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the multi-national coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Sadaam Hussein. US Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Monica L. McLaughlin.

Aerospace & Defense

Iran Might Not Have F-22 Raptor Fighters, Aircraft Carriers or Nuclear Submarines But It Does Have 6,000 Mines That Can Stop the US Navy Cold

CENTCOM says it has been clearing Iranian mines from the Strait of Hormuz. The shipping industry is not convinced. American intelligence puts Iran's mine...

Brandon WeichertSeptember 1, 2026

The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) transits ahead while 15 coalition partner ships break away from formation during a sailing event while participating in the War of 1812 fleet exercise. The exercise is a week-long multi-national exercise involving 19 ships from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, Norway, Denmark, Brazil, and Portugal, and is designed to increase interoperability with allied nations, improve tactical prowess and certification of participating units. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Petty Officer 2nd Class Gretchen M. Albrecht)

Aerospace & Defense

The US Navy Says the Hormuz Mine Routes Are Now Clear. It Took 4.5 Months, and China Holds 100,000 More

Cooper claimed the routes; Trump claimed the strait; Tehran claimed only it knows where the mines are. Behind Friday's announcement: the four-and-a-half-month clearance, the...

Harry J. KazianisAugust 30, 2026

The guided missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94) fires its MK-45 5 inch gun during a Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training (SWATT) exercise. Nitze is part of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 26 which supports Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 10. SWATT is led by the Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) and is designed to increase warfighting proficiency, lethality, and interoperability or participating units. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Bryan Valek)

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Autonomous Underwater Mine Warfare Could Become Easier with New French Firm’s AI-Powered System

New Countermine System Aims to Flip Script for U.S. Naval Allies: One aspect of naval warfare that the United States and its allies must...

Brent M. EastwoodApril 13, 2026

Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) transits the North Pacific Ocean, March 10, 2026. Rafael Peralta is forward-deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy's largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet's principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryre Arciaga)

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Iran Has Up to 6,000 Sea Mines and Hundreds of Boats to Deploy Them — A Single Mine Can Threaten a Multi-Billion-Dollar Warship

Iran Has Threatened to Mine the Entire Persian Gulf — The Houthis Could Extend Mining to the Red Sea and Bab el-Mandeb Strait Just...

Andy PerryApril 6, 2026

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Iran Might Soon Turn the Strait of Hormuz Into a Giant Minefield

Jack Buckby, a New York-based defense analyst and British researcher, evaluates the shift toward asymmetric mine warfare in the Persian Gulf. CBS News reports...

Jack BuckbyMarch 10, 2026

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Aerospace & Defense

Iran Used a Old $1,500 Mine Designed in 1908 to Do $90 Million in Damage to a US Navy Warship and Nearly Sank Her

Aerospace & Defense

Iran Might Not Have F-22 Raptor Fighters, Aircraft Carriers or Nuclear Submarines But It Does Have 6,000 Mines That Can Stop the US Navy Cold

Aerospace & Defense

The US Navy Says the Hormuz Mine Routes Are Now Clear. It Took 4.5 Months, and China Holds 100,000 More

Trillions - 19FortyFive

Autonomous Underwater Mine Warfare Could Become Easier with New French Firm’s AI-Powered System

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Iran Has Up to 6,000 Sea Mines and Hundreds of Boats to Deploy Them — A Single Mine Can Threaten a Multi-Billion-Dollar Warship

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Iran Might Soon Turn the Strait of Hormuz Into a Giant Minefield

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