The Navy is sending the USS Thomas Hudner to bolster air defense systems in the region as fighting between Israel and Iran ...

The Navy has paused and now intends to restructure its anti-ship hypersonic missile program because acquisition offers were too expensive, according to ...

Israel is racing against time to destroy Iran's launch capabilities as interceptor supplies run thin, former officials say ...

In response to a range of new threats to its ships, whether it be air- and surface-launched missiles or drone aircraft, the U.S. Navy is improving and expanding its ship-defense capabilities.

Israeli Navy successfully intercepts eight UAVs launched from Iran using the newly deployed 'Barak Magen' system aboard Sa’ar 6-class missile ships, marking its first operational use.

“This was an incredible accomplishment and critical milestone” for the mainly ship-based SM-3 Block IIA program, Missile Defense Agency Director Vice Admiral Jon Hill said in a news releas ...

Among the many striking displays at the recent Navy League Sea-Air-Space Exposition was this marvel -- an amphibious warfare ship adapted for Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD), with three times the ...

Back in 2014, the guided missile-carrying destroyer USS John Paul Jones made history. During a live fire missile tests, one of its SM-6 air defense missiles completed the longest surface-to-air ...

The newest and most powerful missile tracking ship is the USNS Howard O. Lorenzen. This 534-foot long bright white beast packs a pair of state-of-the-art "Cobra King" active electronically scanned ...

A U.S.-owned ship in the Gulf of Aden was hit by a missile fired from Yemen on Monday, U.S. officials said. The U.S. Central Command identified the vessel as the M/V Gibraltar Eagle, a Marshall ...

Nearly a year ago, Marine Commandant Gen. Robert B. Neller said he wanted an anti-ship, coastal defense missile in the Marine’s arsenal. And he wanted to use existing platforms such as HIMARS.

DoD Photo Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth pledged anti-ship missile deployments, increased military training and defense industrial base cooperation to the Philippines under steps to “re ...