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The Navy’s New DDG(X) Destroyer Looks Like a Missile and Laser Machine

The U.S. Navy is developing the DDG(X), a next-generation guided-missile destroyer designed for future warfare, particularly in the Pacific. -Intended to replace aging Ticonderoga-class cruisers and early Arleigh Burke-class destroyers by the 2030s,

The US Navy Is Modernizing Its Arleigh Burke Destroyers, And This One Just Passed A Major Test

Trials of the USS Ted Stevens, conducted by Huntington Ingalls Industries, showed that the ship met all mechanical, electrical, and combat-system requirements.
Mathrubhumi English

Caribbean tensions flare: US destroyer docks in Trinidad & Tobago, ramping up Venezuela pressure | VIDEO

USS Gravely docks in Trinidad and Tobago as US ramps up pressure on Venezuela. Joint drills, regional conflict risks, and local protests highlight escalating tensions.
The National Interest

Can Drones Replace Navy Destroyers? Yes and No

All in all, the expansion of USV use is a promising experiment that could ameliorate the US Navy’s force-structure woes—while amplifying US fleets’ combat power in a hurry. Over at Defense One last month, senior editor Lauren Williams asked, “How ...

The US Has A New Naval Destroyer With An Impressive Missile Detection System - Here's How It Works

The United States Navy has a new destroyer with a high-tech missile detection system. Here's what it is, and how the system works.

Trinidad and Tobago mulls 'mass deportation' of migrants in row with Venezuela

Trinidad and Tobago, in a deepening diplomatic row with Caracas over US military activity in the Caribbean, was on Tuesday mulling a "mass deportation" of undocumented migrants -- most of
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