Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gonzalez (DDG 66) fires the Mk45 5-inch gun system during the Titans of the ...

A US Navy destroyer used its deck gun to shoot down a Houthi drone in the Red Sea last year. A top commander revealed details of the battle for the first time this week. USS Stockdale and other ...

For much of modern naval history, the role of a destroyer has been to protect larger warships from attack by enemy submarines, surface combatants, and aircraft. This objective was accomplished with a ...

The Battleship New Jersey, a historic museum ship docked in Camden, New Jersey, offers a one-of-a-kind experience for visitors — the chance to fire the ship’s 5-inch or 40mm saluting guns. For a ...

Tea time was over, dusk was falling in Boston Harbor. The U. S. destroyer Aaron Ward backed out of her pier and headed into the Atlantic. Behind, in a single grey file, trailed the A.P. Upshur and the ...

A U.S. Navy destroyer spent a tense nine hours at sea last week, using its battery of guns and missiles to shoot down a total of 4 cruise missiles and 15 drones. Yemen’s Houthi rebels—an armed group ...