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US Navy to Sunk Ticonderoga Cruiser in RIMPAC Wargames
Get ready for the ultimate show of naval power: the US Navy will sink the Ticonderoga cruiser, ex-USS Mobile Bay, during the massive RIMPAC wargames exercise, a biennial spectacle involving 30 nations and 30,000 personnel. This epic drill, taking place in Hawaiian waters, will put tactics and firepower to the test in a live-fire sinking exercise.
US-Led Drills Target Ship in Strategic Luzon Strait
In a display of military precision, a US-led live-fire exercise sank a decommissioned Philippine Navy patrol corvette, BRP Quezon, in the strategic Luzon Strait, roughly 50 miles offshore. The vessel, a former World War II-era minesweeper, met its target fate near the Paoay Sand Dunes on Luzon's coast.