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Japan to Arm Warships with Type 23 Anti-aircraft Missiles
Type 23 missiles are designed for deployment on Mogami frigates, as well as Akizuki, Asahi, and Takanami destroyers, and ...
National Interest on MSN16d
The Infamous Zumwalt-Class Destroyer Might Finally Have a Real Purpose
The three completed Zumwalt-class vessels are being transformed into hypersonic missile stealth destroyers. But this isn't ...
National Interest on MSN1d
The Arleigh Burke Destroyer’s Mk 45 Cannon Has a New Role: Drone Defense
American missiles were used to engage most of the enemy targets, but the destroyer was forced to employ the five-inch gun against one of the drones.
Arleigh Burke Destroyers Taking On Navy Air Defense Commander Role As Cruisers Disappear From Fleet
As the U.S. Navy waits for more of its Flight III Arleigh Burke class destroyers to join the fleet, existing Flight IIA DDGs ...
Commander describes the moment a US Navy destroyer blasted an enemy drone out of the sky with a 5-inch deck gun
USS Stockdale destroyed the Houthi drone during a complex attack on American forces in November.
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U.S. Approves Standard Missile-6 Sale for Japan’s Aegis Destroyers
While Japan is in the process of massively up-gunning itself with other U.S. weapons, the SM-6 represents a specific ...
Destroyer Has Become First U.S. Navy Ship To Deploy Artificial Intelligence System
The Navy destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62) became the first warship to deploy with a program-of-record artificial ...
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US vs. Chinese cruisers: China is building its top surface warship at breakneck speed, and it's a match for its US rival
China's navy has a menacing new addition to its naval fleet: the Type 055 class guided missile destroyer. The destroyer is the most modern and potent surface combatant in China's navy, officially ...
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US Navy's new destroyer program aims to break 30-year slump
The United States has been attempting to develop a next-generation guided missile destroyer for over 30 years. Despite the ...
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Navy names new destroyer for Senator who was first SEAL awarded Medal of Honor
The USS Robert Kerrey will be an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, built around the Aegis radar system designed to defend Navy battle groups from air attack. The Kerrey will be the third Arleigh ...
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Navy Identifies First Destroyer to Receive Full Set of DDG MOD 2.0 Upgrades
Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG-104) prepares to pull out of port at Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, Calif., on Nov. 21, 2024. US Navy Photo On top of the ...