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US Navy's DDG(X) program: A turning point in destroyer tech
The United States has been attempting to develop a next-generation guided missile destroyer for over 30 years. Despite the ...
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US Navy's new destroyer program aims to break 30-year slump
The United States has been attempting to develop a next-generation guided missile destroyer for over 30 years. Despite the ...
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Special Report: US Navy DDG upgrades continue despite budget and testing concerns
As the US Navy (USN) moves to modernise and augment its guided-missile destroyer (DDG) fleet, the service is dealing with ...
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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DDG X Destroyer
Will the U.S. Navy draw on the USS Zumwalt’s stealth and radar signature reduction technology as it crafts the hull for the Navy’s next-generation destroyer? The answer is not yet ...
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US Navy Destroyer Fires 60 KW Helios Combat Laser
The USS Preble is the first U.S. Navy vessel equipped with HELIOS, a 60-kilowatt-class directed energy laser weapon developed ...
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Navy looking for solutions to power, outfit new destroyer
The first rendering of DDG(X), unveiled at the 2022 SNA symposium, featured a 5-inch Mark 45 Mod 4 on the bow of the ship, but there are signs that the Navy has been rethinking that configuration.
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Navy Identifies First Destroyer to Receive Full Set of DDG MOD 2.0 Upgrades
Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG-104) prepares to pull out of port at Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, Calif., on Nov. 21, 2024. US Navy Photo ...
Destroyer Has Become First U.S. Navy Ship To Deploy Artificial Intelligence System
The Navy destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62) became the first warship to deploy with a program-of-record artificial ...