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U.S. F-16 Fighters Shot Down Drones with Laser-Guided Rockets in Combat
The U.S. Air Force confirmed that F-16 fightes used Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System 70mm guided rockets in the ...
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US destroyers in the Red Sea conflict defeated enemy weapons without firing a shot, changing the way warships fight
US destroyers operating in the Red Sea last year defeated Houthi drones without firing a shot. The warships used "non-kinetic ...
The National Interest8d
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 ...
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, ...
European naval forces destroyed nearly two dozen missiles and drones in their Red Sea battle
European forces joined the US Navy last year in an effort to defend key shipping lanes from Houthi rebel attacks.
Business Insider on MSN14d
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.
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.
The Aviationist24d
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.
The Mirror29d
Russian drone shot down in air raid over Kyiv as Keir Starmer meets Volodymyr Zelensky
Ukraine shot down a Russian drone over Kyiv at the same time as Keir ... security through a new framework covering the Baltic Sea, Black Sea and Azov Sea to deter Russian aggression.