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.
Drones are now launching drones to attack other drones in Ukraine
Ukraine has, for some time, fielded large "mothership" drones that can carry and eventually deploy a set of smaller attack ...
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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 ...
U.S. Navy intercepted test drone with HELIOS directed-energy weapon
The U.S. Navy has developed a directed-energy weapon that can intercept unmanned drones and possibly cruise missiles while ...
US tactics are taking shape for fighting a potent new threat — low-cost drones
Low-cost drones have been used as cheap and effective weapons in conflicts like Ukraine. The US is rapidly developing its own ...
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Crew of USS Stockdale Shot Down Houthi Drones with 5-Inch Gun, Says Admiral
Sailors with USS Stockdale (DDG-106) used the destroyer’s five-inch gun to shoot down a Houthi uncrewed aerial vehicle, the ...
‘We have better quality but they have huge resources’: Ukraine races Russia in evolving drone war
Russia has a clear advantage in long-range, high-flying surveillance drones that help its artillery units launch quick and ...
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Drone operator pleads guilty after aircraft strikes firefighting plane over Palisades Fire
A Southern California man operating a drone that collided with a firefighting airplane flying over Palisades Fire last month has admitted to recklessly operating the aircraft, federal court ...