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USS O’Kane returns to San Diego after 7-month deployment, including combat against Houthis in the Middle East
The USS O’Kane returned to Naval Base San Diego after a seven-month deployment to the U.S. 3rd, 7th and 5th Fleet area of ...
Jane's Information Group2d
Special Report: US Navy DDG upgrades continue despite budget and testing concerns
As the US Navy (USN) moves to modernise and augment its guided-missile destroyer (DDG) fleet, the service is dealing with ...
The National Interest3d
An Arleigh-Burke Destroyer Shot Down Houthi Drones Using a 5-inch Gun
There’s a lot of high-fives when you shoot something down with a gun, kind of World War II-style.” Since Hamas waged its October 7, 2023, massacre against Israel, Iran’s regional proxy groups have ...
NextBigFuture5d
US Navy Lasers
In 2014, the US Navy installed its first prototype SSL (solid state laser) capable of countering surface craft and unmanned ...
Navy Times5d
US Navy hits drone with HELIOS laser in successful test
The destroyer Preble successfully test-fired its HELIOS system on a drone target, according to a recently released report.
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Navy shows off new futuristic laser weapon
The Navy has shown off its jaw-dropping new laser weapon. The HELIOS system can be seen firing from a warship in an internal ...
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HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding opens virtual reality welding lab
HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division, along with representatives from the U.S. Navy, Accelerate Mississippi, and Mississippi ...