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The Navy’s DDG(X) Destroyer Won’t Sail Until at Least 2032
The DDG(X) class will incorporate cutting-edge measures like hypersonic and directed-energy weapons and increased payload ...
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A Navy Destroyer Has Been Armed with the HELIOS Laser
USS Preble is the service’s first destroyer to be equipped with the HELIOS 60-kilowatt directed energy laser system. A ...
In 15 months, the Navy fired more air defense missiles than it did in the last 30 years
The Navy has burned through costly missiles, some with a price tag of $28.7 million. So, it has turned to 5-inch gun rounds ...
Feds sign $8B preliminary contract for new navy destroyers while Parliament sidelined
As the Liberal government appointed a flurry of senators and judges late Friday, it also committed taxpayers to spending $8 ...
Chinese navy ships round out Australian circuit with sail near base hosting US submarine
Australian Defence Force says fleet led by Type 055 destroyer Zunyi is northwest of Perth where USS Minnesota is docked.
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Photo: Wailuku resident serves aboard USS Ralph Johnson in the East China Sea
Ensign Camryn Ban from Wailuku, Maui, hands out zones to zone setters during a general quarters drill aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) while underway ...