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Two US Navy destroyers came under attack by the Houthis on Monday. The Iran-backed rebels fired a mix of anti-ship missiles and exploding drones.
The guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley, which played a role in shooting down Iranian missiles that were fired at Israel on Tuesday. US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Zac Shea
The incident occurred as the American destroyer USS Chung-Hoon and Canadian frigate HMCS Montreal were in the strait between Taiwan and mainland China. U.S. releases video showing close-call in ...
With the cancellation of the CG(X) in 2010, the U.S. Navy embarked on new studies and programs for the future of the air defense role fulfilled by the Ticonderoga-class cruisers. Because the cruisers were built on the Spruance-class destroyer hulls, they had limited upgrade potential due to space, weight, and power margins. [6] [7]
A missile attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels on a commercial ship in the Gulf of Aden on Wednesday killed three of its crew members and forced survivors to abandon the vessel, the U.S. military said.
USS Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG-1002) is the third and final Zumwalt-class destroyer built for the United States Navy. The contract to build her was awarded to Bath Iron Works located in Bath, Maine, on 15 September 2011. The award, along with funds for the construction of USS Michael Monsoor, was worth US$1.826 billion.
USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) This is a list of destroyers of the United States Navy, sorted by hull number.It includes all of the series DD, DL, DDG, DLG, and DLGN. CG-47 Ticonderoga and CG-48 Yorktown were approved as destroyers (DDG-47 and DDG-48) and redesignated cruisers before being laid down; it is uncertain whether CG-49 Vincennes and CG-50 Valley Forge were ever authorized as destroyers ...
The US Navy said it fired a warship captain last month due to "a loss of confidence" in his ability to lead. An investigation shows he was removed after his destroyer had a near-miss in the Middle ...