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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 ...
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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 ...
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Navy's USS Preble debuts cutting-edge laser weapon HELIOS
The American Navy has released a new photo of the USS Preble, highlighting its new capabilities. This photo features the ...
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USS O’Kane returns home after seven-month deployment to 5th and 7th Fleet
NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS O’Kane (DDG 77), assigned to the USS Abraham ...
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The Arleigh Burke Destroyer’s Mk 45 Cannon Has a New Role: Drone Defense
The Arleigh Burke-class destroyers USS Stockdale and USS Spruance (DDG-111), joined by the Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) USS Indianapolis (LCS-17) "were transiting the Bab al-Mandeb ...