What You Need to Know: Destroyers have been integral to naval warfare since the early 20th century, prized for their speed, maneuverability, and versatility in escorting larger vessels.

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

A Royal Navy warship has been tracking a Russian convoy in the English Channel as it carries military equipment back from their former bases in Syria. Over the past six month, HMS Iron Duke has ...

The U.S. Navy’s newest Arleigh Burke class of guided-missile destroyers are armed with the Mk 45 five-inch 54/62 caliber guns, which can fire 16 to 20 rounds per minute to a range of 13 nautical ...

According to the U.S. Navy, each Arleigh Burke-class destroyer has been “built around ... opportunity to serve my country for three of the best years of my life,” said Senator Kerrey.

including a remarkable fight by the destroyer escort Samuel B. Roberts, shown here a week or two before she was lost in the battle. (U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command) The Battle of Leyte ...

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is considering where to build the new Royal Navy warships, which are due to replace their Type 45 counterparts. Work to build the destroyers is expected to go into ...

The U.S. Navy has selected the destroyer USS McFaul as the vessel that will dock in Mobile for Mardi Gras 2025, keeping alive a Carnival-season tradition for the Port City. The McFaul, an Arleigh ...

A simulated battle by the team, set in the western Pacific, just a few hundred kilometres east of Taiwan, saw a Type 055 destroyer confront an advancing US naval fleet. China’s Type 055 is one ...