The Aviationist2d
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 Interest2d
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.
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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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Arleigh Burke-class destroyer could get more firepower with AGM-179 JAGM
Share Lockheed Martin displayed a new Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer model at the Surface Navy Association 2025 conference in Crystal City, Virginia last week, showcasing additional ...
InsideDefense18d
Multiyear contracts 'current intent' for destroyers, program manager says
The Navy intends to use multiyear contracts for future Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, as was done in past negotiations with the most recent contract in 2023, which awarded three Flight III destroyers ...
USNI18d
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 ...
Defense Daily Network18d
Zumwalt To Finish Hypersonic Weapon Tube Install By End Of 2025, DDG-1002 to Start Mod in 2026
The Navy’s Zumwalt-class destroyer program manager this week said the first ship to get the new hypersonic missile system should finish installing missile tubes and be ready for testing by the end of ...
Tehran Times19d
Zagros: Iran's pioneering signal intelligence destroyer joins naval ranks
Rear Admiral Irani, speaking at the ceremony, emphasized the destroyer's strategic importance and credited the relentless efforts of individuals across defense, science, and industry in bringing this ...
CNN-News1819d
How Powerful Is The Indian Navy, A Look At Its Aircraft Carriers, Destroyers, Submarines
Prime Minister Narendra Modi commissioned three new advanced naval combatants at Naval Dockyard in Mumbai on Wednesday, marking a significant milestone in India’s maritime capabilities. In his address ...
Associated Press19d
India’s navy launches submarine, warships to guard against China’s presence in Indian Ocean
(AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) Indian naval officers takes pictures after the commissioning ceremony of a submarine, a destroyer and a frigate built at a state-run shipyard in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Jan.
Defense One19d
The D Brief: Hegseth, questioned; Ratcliffe, Rubio testifying; Gabbard, uncertain; Navy’s next destroyer; And a bit more.
‘I know what I don’t know,’ SecDef pick says at confirmation hearing. Pete Hegseth conceded that he lacks the experience of previous defense secretaries but said what he has is enough ...