American missiles were used to engage most of the enemy targets, but the destroyer was forced to employ the five-inch gun against one of the drones.

A jaw-dropping new photo shows the US Navy firing off a drone-destroying laser weapon — dubbed “Helios” — from one of its ...

Documents obtained by Business Insider disclose multiple incidents where US Navy destroyers used "non-kinetic" capabilities ...

USS Stockdale destroyed the Houthi drone during a complex attack on American forces in November.

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 ...

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

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 Navy has disclosed that the Arleigh Burke class destroyer USS Preble successfully test-fired its High-Energy Laser with ...

A US Navy destroyer used its deck gun to shoot down a Houthi drone in the Red Sea last year. A top commander revealed details of the battle for the first time this week. USS Stockdale and other ...

The USS Enterprise (CV-6), an aircraft carrier, was the most decorated American naval vessel to fight in World War II and ...

After the dust settled, the Chinese destroyer remained unscathed and the ... of maritime conflict with large-scale use of unmanned weapons. Taiwan agrees to buy 1,000 killer drones from US one ...