STRIPES (Yoojin Lee) - South Korean frigate takes maritime Top Gun award during RIMPAC drills | Stars and Stripes
A South Korean navy frigate took top honors in a live-fire competition among 13 warships during Rim of the Pacific exercise.
STRIPES (Julie Masson and Yoojin Lee, Julie Masson, Yoojin Lee) - North Korea threatens ‘countermeasures’ over US-led naval drills | Stars and Stripes
North Korea denounced the Rim of the Pacific exercise, warning the drills will prompt “proportional countermeasures,” according to state-run media.
STRIPES (Wyatt Olson) - RIMPAC makes largest-ever DOD show of 3D printing and autonomous delivery | Stars and Stripes
The Defense Department is conducting its largest-ever test of integrating advanced 3D printing with cutting-edge drones for speedy, seamless delivery during this summer’s Rim of the Pacific exercise in Hawaii.
STRIPES (Wyatt Olson) - RIMPAC tests drones made from volcanic-rock fiber by Hawaiian company | Stars and Stripes
An ultra-durable compound created by Voltage Vessels, a Maui-based company, using fibers of volcanic rock is being tested in 3D-printed drones at the Rim of the Pacific exercise in Hawaii.
STRIPES (Wyatt Olson) - Warships from many nations arrive in Hawaii as RIMPAC exercise begins | Stars and Stripes
This year’s Rim of the Pacific maritime exercise will include more than two dozen experiments with unmanned systems and the sinking of two derelict ships.
STRIPES (Wyatt Olson) - Record number of nations joining this summer’s RIMPAC drills in Hawaii, Navy says | Stars and Stripes
The massive Rim of the Pacific maritime exercise will feature about 40 surface ships, 140 aircraft and more than 25,000 personnel from a record 31 nations.