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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 ...
The National Interest1d
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.
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.
USNI1d
Vinson Strike Group Back Underway after Thailand Port Visit, French Carrier in Indonesia
The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group (CSG) wrapped up its port visit to Thailand on Friday. Carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) ...
The National Interest2d
“Failure to Manage”: The Ticonderoga-class Cruiser Modernization Debacle
The U.S. Navy wasted $1.84 billion on ships that provided zero operational value to the fleet after their modernization efforts were abandoned.
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Crew of USS Stockdale Shot Down Houthi Drones with 5-Inch Gun, Says Admiral
Sailors with USS Stockdale (DDG-106) used the destroyer’s five-inch gun to shoot down a Houthi uncrewed aerial vehicle, the ...
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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 ...