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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

It might seem strange that the U.S. military would decide to sink some of its previously proud and costly vessels. However, in the context of combat training, weapon demonstration and the expenses ...

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