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Warship Destroyed: The U.S. Navy Likely Just Sank One of Its Own Destroyers on Purpose

Key Points and Summary - The massive multinational naval exercise UNITAS 2025 culminated on October 7th with a Sinking Exercise (SINKEX), where allied forces used a decommissioned warship as a ...
The National Interest

Philippine Warship Sinks on Its Way to a Military Exercise

A planned U.S.-Philippine live-fire exercise was canceled after the aging WWII-era BRP Miguel Malvar sank en route. Despite the setback, further drills continue as scheduled. The United States Navy ...
The National Interest

The US Navy and Royal Navy Are Planning a Joint “SINKEX” Exercise Next Year

SINKEX exercises—during which decommissioned warships are sunk under fire—remain a way to provide training that cannot be replicated outside of armed conflict. During the September 2022 Atlantic ...
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US Navy Experience – No Aircraft Carrier Sunk Since WW2

U.S. Navy’s 2005 SINKEX (Sinking Exercise) on the decommissioned supercarrier USS America (CV-66). This remains one of the ...