USMC F/A-18C/D Hornets from VMFA-323 will participate in a SINKEX alongside allied forces from the Philippines, Japan and Australia during Balikatan 2025. U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18C/D Hornets from ...

During a Sink Exercise, or SINKEX, an MQ-9B SeaGuardian from General Atomics used ... at the decommissioned USS Tarawa (LHA-1), highlighting the SVMR's advanced net-enabled long-range weapon ...

Courtesy RTX Performing a Sink Exercise, or SINKEX, an MQ-9B SeaGuardian Unmanned ... at a decommissioned amphibious assault ship, the USS Tarawa (LHA-1), showcasing SVMR's net-enabled, long ...

Performing a Sink Exercise, or SINKEX, an MQ-9B SeaGuardian® Unmanned ... at a decommissioned amphibious assault ship, the USS Tarawa (LHA-1), showcasing SVMR's net-enabled, long-range weapons ...

Performing a Sink Exercise, or SINKEX, an MQ-9B SeaGuardian® Unmanned Aircraft System ... at a decommissioned amphibious assault ship, the USS Tarawa (LHA-1), showcasing SVMR’s net-enabled, long-range ...

Summary and Key Points: This summer, the U.S. Navy conducted SINKEX drills, where three decommissioned warships were sunk during live-fire exercises, including the USS Dubuque and USS Tarawa.

Ex-USS Tarawa, a first-in-class amphibious assault ... Naval Strike Missiles During the SINKEX on July 18, the Australian guided-missile destroyer HMAS Sydney successfully fired the Royal ...

An AC-130J gunship practiced live-fire on a retired U.S. Navy ship during SINKEX 2024 ... The former amphibious assault ship Tarawa was also sent to the ocean floor as part of the exercise.

In all, the SINKEX took two days ... the Navy and partners sunk the amphibious assault ship the USS Tarawa. That was one of the largest ships sunk at RIMPAC. It was hit by a combination of ...

As part of the live-fire sinking exercise, dubbed SINKEX, the USS Tarawa was sunk more than 50 nautical miles off the northern coast of Hawaii's Kauai island, the US Navy 3rd Fleet said in a press ...