On April 8, 1943, the Douglas BTD Destroyer made its first flight-an ambitious World War II design aimed at replacing the SBD ...

Nicknamed the “Tokyo Express” by their opponents, the Japanese “tin cans” acquired the grudging respect of the Americans for ...

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The U.S. Northern Command announced it will be deploying the USS Spruance, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, near the southern border as part of its border security operations.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Rockets fired from Gaza and intercepted by Israel’s Iron Dome anti-missile system over Israeli skies are ...

The Navy plans to send a second warship to patrol the waters off the U.S. by the end of this week after a destroyer was deployed on Saturday as part of the Trump administration's crackdown on ...

A North Korean hotel that has been under construction for almost four decades plans to operate a casino on the premises in the hopes of finally booking in its first guest. The Ryugyong Hotel ...

They died in traumatic fashion while serving King and Country. The 190-strong crew of Royal Navy destroyer HMS Exmouth were on escort duty in January 1940 when their vessel was hit by a ...

"At this point we have not specifically attributed a 'per-ship' cost for the delivery of Batch 1 ships, we have only ... saga still lurking within the new destroyer program. The first attempt ...

Dark Seas The Pocket-Sized Destroyer that Tormented Hitler's Navy Posted: March 18, 2025 | Last updated: March 18, 2025 April 1940, and war has come to Norway. As German bombers swarm the skies ...