The USS Preble is the only U.S. destroyer armed with the HELIOS, which can fire laser beams to destroy fast attack craft and drones.

The USS Preble is the first U.S. Navy vessel equipped with HELIOS, a 60-kilowatt-class directed energy laser weapon developed ...

Each of the Zumwalt-class destroyers would be equipped with four missile tubes, each with three of the missiles for a total of 12 hypersonic weapons per ship. In choosing the Zumwalt, the Navy is ...

The LEGO Pirate Snub fighter has shown up on both The Mandalorian and Skeleton Crew. It’s nothing fancy, but I do like the design. It looks pirate-y and is distinct from other ships. It feels very ...

the Navy has also identified USS Kidd (DDG-100) to be the first of a “handful of ships” to receive only a SEWIP Block III upgrade and no SPY-6 back fit. Work on the destroyer was awarded to ...

making our ships more lethal just by delivering upgrades to a computer program even while they're at sea,” said Capt. Andy Biehn, a military deputy at PEO IWS. Several destroyers have received ...

“The San Antonio-class amphibious ship represents the combined power of the Navy and Marine Corps team and relies on the seamless integration of sailors and Marines working together,” said Del Toro.

Mabus met with sailors aboard the America, after meeting with shipbuilders earlier Wednesday. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) A new guided missile Navy destroyer ship will be named in honor of former ...

A new guided missile Navy destroyer ship will be named in honor of former Mississippi governor and U.S. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus. Current Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro made the ...

The Houthis have carried out more than 100 attacks on ships since November 2023 and have sunk two vessels, seized another and killed at least four seafarers. The intensity of attacks has disrupted ...

“I have a special admiration for the men and women of our Navy – including my dad – and ask God to watch over this ship and those who sail aboard her.” Although the names have been ...

He noted that the destroyer will serve as the Navy's "alert and vigilant eye in the depths of the seas and oceans," equipped with state-of-the-art technology produced entirely by Iranian youth. "This ...