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Can America Afford the $13 Billion Ford-class Aircraft Carrier?
The Ford-class is pricey, but the Navy can’t just throw away its ability to launch fighter jets from the sea. The journey of ...
Still dangerous: Empowered, enriched Houthis seen unlikely to pull back despite ceasefire
Yemen’s Houthis are no longer just a local insurgency — they are going global. Once just one faction in the civil war in the ...
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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 ...
How the US Navy's first hostile drone kill with an air-to-air missile set the stage for the emergence of the 'Murder Hornet'
The Navy said that the "Murder Hornet" configuration on its F/A-18 fighter jet is comprised of nine air-to-air missiles.
Iran Unveils "Missile City" in Show of Strength Before Trump Israel Meeting
The announcement of the facility signals Iran's attempt to strengthen its strategic military assets amid regional tensions.
Hawaii Marines train with new anti-­drone fighting system
SGT. JACQUELINE C. PARSONS / U.S. MARINE CORPS From atop an armored vehicle, a stinger missile is fired at a small unmanned ...
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U.S. F-16 Fighters Shot Down Drones with Laser-Guided Rockets in Combat
The U.S. Air Force confirmed that F-16 fightes used Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System 70mm guided rockets in the ...
Iran Tests New Missile That Could Target U.S. Forces "Create Hell"
General Ali Reza Tangsiri warned that cruise missiles could "create a hell for the enemy's warships," state TV reported.
Trump revives push for space-based interceptors in ‘Iron Dome for America’ edict
Trump’s order does not give any estimate of the costs of such a system, but several hundreds of billions of dollars would ...
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 deploys early warning system in Red Sea to counter Houthi attacks
The system relies on real-time communication between ships and US naval intelligence centers worldwide, with massive amounts of data being processed ...
Here's why US Iron Dome is necessary, but will differ from Israel's
There are significant challenges to overcome if we are to deploy something similar to Israel’s acclaimed air defense network ...