National Security Journal on MSN5h
USS Illinois: The Forgotten Iowa-Class Battleship The Navy Never Finished
The USS Illinois (BB-65) was planned as an Iowa-class battleship during World War II, embodying the Navy’s reliance on heavily armored “battlewagons.” -Ordered in 1940 and partially built, the ...
New Atlas19h
US Navy showcases hypersonic missile defense with Aegis system
In a major defense milestone, the US Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Pinckney (DDG-91) has successfully ...
Stars and Stripes3d
Ford carrier group equipped with new anti-drone weapons for possible Mideast deployment
USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group conducted its final training exercise recently in the Atlantic Ocean, preparing for a ...
The National Interest on MSN3d
Aegis Guided-Missile Destroyer Counters Hypersonic Threat
Hypersonic weapon development is growing popular in America and among her allies and adversaries. A United States Navy ...
The National Interest4d
Navy Sends Second Arleigh-Burke Destroyer to Rare Southern Deployment
While sending two Arleigh Burke-class destroyers to the border simultaneously is rare, it has happened before.
Mexico News Daily7d
The US has sent a second warship to patrol off the coast of Mexico
The US government deployed another warship to waters near Mexico as part of President Donald Trump’s call to secure its ...
Military.com7d
Roadrunner and Coyote: Navy Set to Deploy Land-Based Anti-Drone Systems at Sea
Ever since the Navy repelled its first wave of drone attacks from the Houthi rebels, there has been criticism over the fact ...
Janes7d
US Navy, MDA intercept simulated hypersonic threat
The US Navy (USN) and the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) intercepted a simulated hypersonic target during a joint test and ...
The Aviationist7d
MDA, U.S. Navy Track Hypersonic Weapon with Aegis System in Ballistic Missile Defense Test
The FTX-40 test, or “Stellar Banshee,” served as a validation for modern hypersonic missile tracking satellites, upgraded ...
‘It’s world class training’: USS Gerald R. Ford works through COMPTUEX exercise
On Your Side got an up close look at USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) during their COMPTUEX Training Exercise. The aircraft ...
Seapower10d
USS Spruance Deploys to U.S. Northern Command Area of Responsibility
From U.S. Northern Command Public Affairs, March 22, 2025 . PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. – The Arleigh Burke-class guided ...
Defense One10d
The D Brief: Green light for ‘F-47’; 2nd destroyer sent to border; Mapping China’s Taiwan threat; US envoy parrots Kremlin; And a bit more.
Boeing beat out Lockheed Martin, its only rival for the contract after Northrop Grumman dropped out last year. Lockheed, which designed the U.S. military’s two fifth-gen fighter jets, now has no piece ...