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  US to send second carrier strike group to assist Israel as ground offensive in Gaza approaches

  World | October 15, 2023 15:48 IST

  The US had earlier deployed USS Gerald R Ford to the Eastern Mediterranean to assist Israel in its offensive against Hamas in Gaza. Israeli troops are already stationed at the Gaza border amid preparations for a coordinated assault through land, sea and air.

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  North Korea raises nuclear threat again after US aircraft carrier battle group arrives in Busan

  World | October 13, 2023 17:07 IST

  Kim's motive to bolster efforts to modernise North Korean weaponry has been seen as a response to growing military cooperation between the US and South Korea. Washington and Seoul have maintained that these drills are defensive in nature.

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  US to send carrier strike group to assist Israel after Hamas kills over 700 people

  World | October 08, 2023 23:57 IST

  The United States will send cruisers and destroyers with the USS Gerald R. Ford to assist Israel against Hamas. The Israeli government formally declared war on Sunday against the Palestine-based group.

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  Iranian Boats Shadow US Aircraft Carrier In Gulf

  World | February 15, 2012 12:32 IST

  Aboard The USS Abraham Lincoln, Feb 15: Iranian patrol boats and aircraft have shadowed a U.S. aircraft carrier strike group as it transited the Strait of Hormuz.Tuesday's passage ended a Gulf mission that displayed Western