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The U.S. Navy has shared details about what looks to be a previously undisclosed effort to rapidly arm ships in two carrier strike groups with radar-guided Longbow Hellfire missiles to protect against drones.
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Navy Rushing To Arm Carrier Strike Groups With Hellfire Missiles

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 23, 2026

When the USS Spruance fired its 5-inch deck gun at an Iranian cargo ship, it was the first time a Navy ship used its deck gun on another vessel since 1988.
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USS Spruance Blasting A Ship With Its Deck Gun Is A First In Nearly Four Decades

By Howard Altman

Posted on Apr 21, 2026

Patriot PAC-3 Missiles To Arm Navy Arleigh Burke Class Destroyers
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Patriot PAC-3 Missiles To Arm Navy Arleigh Burke Class Destroyers

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 21, 2026

Spruance fires on iranian ship
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Iran Peace Talks Hanging By A Thread After Tumultuous Weekend Near The Strait (Updated)

By Howard Altman

Updated on Apr 20, 2026

A new and not immediately recognizable launcher has emerged on the U.S. Navy's Arleigh Burke class destroyer USS Carl M. Levin.
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U.S. Navy Destroyer Equipped With New Launcher For Unknown Weapons

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 11, 2026

Here Is What Trump’s Gargantuan $1.5T Defense Budget Has In It
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Here Is What Trump’s Gargantuan $1.5T Defense Budget Has In It

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 8, 2026

The Arleigh Burke class destroyer USS Truxtun collided with the support ship USNS Supply while the two were conducting an at-sea replenishment yesterday, U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) has confirmed.
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Destroyer USS Truxton Collides With Support Ship During At-Sea Resupply

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Feb 12, 2026

The U.S. Navy's Arleigh Burke class destroyer USS Preble used its High-Energy Laser with Integrated Optical Dazzler and Surveillance (HELIOS) system to down four drones in a demonstration last year, Lockheed Martin has shared.
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USS Preble Used HELIOS Laser To Zap Four Drones In Expanding Testing

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 3, 2026

The Chinese military has published a video showing what it says is the launch of a YJ-20 hypersonic anti-ship missile from one of its Type 055 ‘super destroyers.’
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YJ-20 High-Speed Anti-Ship Missile Seen In Action On China’s Type 055 Super Destroyer

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Dec 29, 2025

The U.S. Navy has confirmed to TWZ that construction of the first two Trump class "battleships" is not expected to start until the early 2030s.
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Trump Class Battleship Construction Won’t Begin Until 2030s

By Joseph Trevithick, Howard Altman

Posted on Dec 23, 2025

President Donald Trump has rolled out plans for new Trump class warships for the U.S. Navy.
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What We Know About The Trump Class “Battleship”

By Joseph Trevithick, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Dec 23, 2025

Though the Trump administration's goals for Venezuela remain unclear, more military assets could be on the way to the Caribbean.
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U.S. Examining Sites To Send Additional Military Assets To Caribbean

By Howard Altman

Posted on Nov 7, 2025

China's growing weapons programs puts pressure on intelligence community.
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Can U.S. Intel Keep Up With China’s Tsunami Of Weapons Developments?

By Howard Altman, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Nov 7, 2025

The Ticonderoga class guided missile cruiser USS Gettysburg has been deployed to the Caribbean as part of the ongoing counter-narcotics opertion.
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Navy Cruiser Joins Caribbean Flotilla As Reports Claim U.S. Is Readying Venezuela Strikes (Updated)

By Howard Altman

Posted on Oct 31, 2025

The Navy has moved several warships deployed to the Caribbean out of the path of Hurricane Melissa.
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Massive Hurricane Forces Movement Of Several Navy Ships Deployed To Caribbean

By Howard Altman

Posted on Oct 27, 2025

Is Trump’s Call For Putting Battleships Back In The Navy’s Fleet Even Feasible?
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Is Trump’s Call For Putting Battleships Back In The Navy’s Fleet Even Feasible?

By Joseph Trevithick, Tyler Rogoway, Howard Altman

Updated on Oct 1, 2025