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The American ship and its partners responded to an attempt to hijack the merchant ship Central Park by a group of unknown individuals. After repelling the attempt to seize the ship, the Yemeni Houthis fired missiles toward the destroyer. Houthi rebels from Yemen seize the commercial tanker Central Park in the Gulf of Aden. The […]
A US guided-missile destroyer was once again forced to use its weapons in the Middle East. A few weeks ago, the USS Carney (DDG 64) was shooting down drones and missiles. On November 15, 2023, the USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) was launched. The guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) was in transit through […]
India conducted naval exercises, during which the destroyer Rajput test-fired the BrahMos cruise missile. This is the third such event in a few weeks. The test took place in the Bay of Bengal. The destroyer Rajput, part of the Indian Navy’s Eastern Fleet, has successfully launched a supersonic cruise missile. During the flight, BrahMos achieved […]
The day before, the US destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) of the Arleigh Burke class used missiles to intercept air threats. At that time, a US Navy warship was near the coast of Yemen. The US Department of Defense officially confirmed the incident, which was first reported by CNN. The Pentagon said that the USS […]
The U.S. Navy has been replenished with a new ship. Over the weekend, the USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125) was commissioned. The ceremony took place in Tampa, Florida. The new destroyer will be deployed in San Diego. It is the 75th ship of the Arleigh Burke class and the first destroyer in the Flight […]
Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company has launched another Type 052DL-class destroyer. The event took place on August 30, 2023. The new destroyer is the penultimate of 10 Type 052DL class ships for the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy. It has a total displacement of 7,500 tons and is equipped with a 64-cell vertical launch system. It […]
Ingalls Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), has announced the launch of the third Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the Flight III modification. It is called Ted Stevens (DDG 128). The destroyer is named in honor of Alaska Senator Ted Stevens, who was a pilot during World War II. This is the 76th ship […]