No formal deal has been agreed to as President Trump threatens an American takeover of the strategic waterway.

The United States Navy maintains an edge when it comes to sheer numerical superiority over most nations. When you have ...

The U.S. Navy has developed a directed-energy weapon that can intercept unmanned drones and possibly cruise missiles while ...

The USS Preble is the first U.S. Navy vessel equipped with HELIOS, a 60-kilowatt-class directed energy laser weapon developed ...

USS Stockdale destroyed the Houthi drone during a complex attack on American forces in November.

The U.S. Navy has revealed that it tested out its High Energy Laser and Integrated Optical Dazzler and Surveillance (HELIOS) ...

While Japan is in the process of massively up-gunning itself with other U.S. weapons, the SM-6 represents a specific ...

The destroyer Preble successfully test-fired its HELIOS system on a drone target, according to a recently released report.

At the end of 2024 came the christening of the USS Arkansas, a Virginia-class nuclear submarine, at Newport News Shipbuilding ...

The USS Preble is the only U.S. destroyer armed with the HELIOS, which can fire laser beams to destroy fast attack craft and drones.

China is advancing its massive effort to transform its navy into a high-tech, global armada. American military planners are responding in similar fashion: ...

When weather conditions deteriorate, keeping ships on track for their mission in churning seas can challenge both ship bridge ...