Latest "Indian Ocean" stories

Capt. Orr “Recoil” Genish, 37th Bomb Squadron weapons systems officer, uses a land mobile radio as he watches a B-1B Lancer land in support of a Bomber Task Force mission at Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia, Oct. 17, 2021. (Staff Sgt. Hannah Malone/Air Force)

B-1B bombers return to Diego Garcia island base after 15 years

Lancers showed up after China began holding military air drills near Taiwan and launched a joint naval exercise with Russia in the Sea of Japan.

By Rachel S. Cohen

24 months ago

China’s Africa outreach poses threat from Atlantic, says a top US general

U.S. military commanders around the globe caution that China's growing assertiveness isn't simply happening in Asia.

By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press

2 years ago

Iran test fires cruise missiles resistant to ‘electronic war,’ says naval chief

Iran test fired cruise missiles in a naval exercise in the Gulf of Oman and northern Indian Ocean, state media reported Thursday.

3 years ago

Iran satellite fails to reach orbit after launch that worried US

The U.S. is concerned Iran may develop the ability to launch a nuclear weapon at the U.S. mainland.

By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press

5 years ago

Iranian navy vows to sail into America’s backyard

One of Iran's top naval officers says Tehran will send a "flotilla" on a cruise to the Western Atlantic.

By Mark D. Faram

5 years ago

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