Navy Times14d
The real ‘Viper’: This Top Gun instructor notched a rare combat feat
Rear Adm. Kenneth W. “Pete” Pettigrew’s Vietnam success made him the only Top Gun instructor to put his training to practical use against an enemy plane.
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.
USNI9d
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 ...
The National Interest2d
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 ...
The Latest: Iran's supreme leader criticizes proposed nuclear talks with US
Iran’s supreme leader says negotiations with America “are not intelligent, wise ...
The National Interest7d
The Arleigh Burke Destroyer’s Mk 45 Cannon Has a New Role: Drone Defense
used its “five-inch gun to shoot down a Houthi uncrewed aerial vehicle” last fall. According to USNI News, “Vice Adm. Brad Cooper was aboard Stockdale in November” when the warship came ...
Irish Sun14d
Chilling moment Hamas thugs parade four female hostages as they’re surrounded by gun-wielding terrorists before release
Dozens of camo-wearing and rifle-holding terrorists formed a barrier between the ... according to IDF Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari. "Hamas did not abide by its obligation in the deal to free ...
USNI23d
First Zumwalt to Wrap Missile Tube Install This Year, Michael Monsoor to Deploy to WESTPAC
Ammunition for the three ships’ 155mm gun systems was deemed unaffordable and the Navy elected not to find a new round for the weapons. In 2022, then Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday ...