US destroyers in the Red Sea conflict defeated enemy weapons without firing a shot, changing the way warships fight
Documents obtained by Business Insider disclose multiple incidents where US Navy destroyers used "non-kinetic" capabilities ...
F-16s Have Been Using Laser-Guided Rockets To Shoot Down Houthi Drones
U.S. Air Force F-16 Vipers have been using 70mm laser-guided rockets to down Houthi drones during operations in and around the Red Sea in the past year. No operational capability has been disclosed, ...
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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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US Warship 'Kill Marks' Reveal Details About Red Sea Combat
The Spruance shot down three anti-ship ballistic missiles, three anti-ship cruise missiles, and seven unmanned aerial vehicles in the Red Sea during ... and eight drones while transiting the ...
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An Arleigh-Burke Destroyer Shot Down Houthi Drones Using a 5-inch Gun
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 ...
How the US Navy's first hostile drone kill with an air-to-air missile set the stage for the emergence of the 'Murder Hornet'
The Navy said that the "Murder Hornet" configuration on its F/A-18 fighter jet is comprised of nine air-to-air missiles.
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U.S. Navy MH-60R Seahawk Helicopter Shoots Down Houthi Drone for the First Time
Back in the Red Sea, a Marine Nationale (French Navy) AS565 Panther multirole helicopter had previously shot down a Houthi drone, likely using a pintle mounted machine gun, whilst operating from ...
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What the US Navy has learned from Red Sea conflicts – and what it means for China
US experience gained in the Red Sea conflicts, including those against ... Weapon System II rockets by F-16 fighters to shoot down Houthi drones.
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Navy Leaders Say Faster Training Is Key Lesson Learned from Red Sea Conflict
Cheever noted that a Navy helicopter, an MH-60R Sea Hawk, recently shot down a drone in a likely first for the platform. Very early in the Red Sea conflict, a Navy destroyer also managed to shoot ...