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5 inch Mark 45 deck gun firing.

USS Carney’s Red Sea Operations Highlight 5-inch Deck Gun’s Anti-Air Capability

By Geoff Ziezulewicz
Posted on Dec 6, 2024
A video has emerged showing a Greek warship knocking out a Houthi drone, in one of the latest such incidents in an ongoing campaign that has been waged by the Iranian-backed rebel group since last November, in the wake of the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war. In this encounter, the Greek Navy frigate apparently used its 127mm main gun, reinforcing the utility of these weapons against drones, while the drone itself was seen adjusting its flight altitude to make it harder to intercept.

Greek Warship Guns-Down Houthi Drone In New Video

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Jul 9, 2024
The US Navy is looking to add RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missiles to the arsenals of most of its Arleigh Burke class destroyers, and is pushing ahead with other more substantial upgrades for those ships, too.

Rolling Airframe Missiles To Arm Arleigh Burke Destroyer Fleet

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Apr 9, 2024
CIWS costs $3,500 in ammo a second to fire

Phalanx CIWS Costs $3,500 Per Second In Ammo To Fire

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Mar 13, 2024
Phalanx CIWS

Phalanx CIWS Downs Houthi Missile Dangerously Close To Destroyer: Report

By Howard Altman
Posted on Feb 1, 2024
Test firing of Japanese railgun

Japan’s Railgun Performs First Test Firing At Sea

By Oliver Parken
Posted on Oct 18, 2023
Mk 15 phalanx garage

Guy Built An Airsoft Phalanx CIWS In His Garage

By Oliver Parken
Posted on Jun 5, 2023
Phalanx No 737

Sailors Talk To Phalanx CIWS As It Targets A 737 Like A Dog About To Bite The Mailman

By Tyler Rogoway
Posted on May 18, 2023
Congress Wants Answers On The Railgun It Just Funded Even Though The Navy No Longer Wants It

Congress Wants Answers On The Railgun It Just Funded Even Though The Navy No Longer Wants It

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Dec 28, 2021
The Navy’s Stealth Destroyers Will Have Their Deck Guns Replaced With Hypersonic Missiles

The Navy’s Stealth Destroyers Will Have Their Deck Guns Replaced With Hypersonic Missiles

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Nov 2, 2021
China’s Massive 11-Barrel Naval Gatling Gun Has Been Adapted For Close-In Defense On Land

China’s Massive 11-Barrel Naval Gatling Gun Has Been Adapted For Close-In Defense On Land

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Sep 27, 2021
The Last Time A Japanese Warship Shot Down A U.S. Navy Plane Was Actually Not So Long Ago

The Last Time A Japanese Warship Shot Down A U.S. Navy Plane Was Actually Not So Long Ago

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Jun 5, 2021
Long In Development Hypervelocity Rounds For Navy Railguns And Deck Guns Killed Off In Budget

Long In Development Hypervelocity Rounds For Navy Railguns And Deck Guns Killed Off In Budget

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Jun 5, 2021
The Navy’s Railgun Looks Like It’s Finally Facing The Axe In New Budget Request

The Navy’s Railgun Looks Like It’s Finally Facing The Axe In New Budget Request

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 2, 2021
China Is Testing A Beastly 20-Barrel Naval Gatling Gun (Updated)

China Is Testing A Beastly 20-Barrel Naval Gatling Gun (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on May 20, 2021
Centurion’s Roaring Whips Of Exploding Shells Are Still Engaging Rockets Over Iraq’s Green Zone

Centurion’s Roaring Whips Of Exploding Shells Are Still Engaging Rockets Over Iraq’s Green Zone

By Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Nov 18, 2020