Steel Horse Rides on MSN

The Navy’s latest test ended with a ship at the bottom of the sea

The spectacle of a U.S. ship disappearing beneath the waves is, in effect, a live demonstration of how vulnerable any surface ...
The National Interest on MSN

YJ-20: Meet the Chinese Missile Built to Break the US Navy

The YJ-20 is particularly concerning for American defense planners because large US ships still have no reliable ...
Morning Overview on MSN

Japan mounts a massive laser weapon on a naval test ship

Japan has quietly crossed a threshold in naval warfare, installing a massive high-energy laser on a dedicated test ship and ...
USNI News

Chinese Navy Destroyer Tests Hypersonic Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile At Sea

China’s surface combatants are set to receive a new hypersonic anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM) capability following the ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN

German firms plan warship-based laser weapon that can kill a coin miles away

German defense firms Rheinmetall and MBDA Germany plan to establish a joint venture in early 2026 to develop and produce ...
ZME Science on MSN

Japan Just Installed a Massive Laser Weapon on Its Naval Test Ship

In parallel, Japan has built a heavy-truck demonstrator with a 10-kilowatt-class laser for stopping small drones. Mitsubishi ...
The Week

China's 'civilian' ship hiding missiles? How containerised weapon systems could give PLAN hidden superpower

China appears to be weaponising its commercial fleet by converting a civilian container carrier, the Zhong Da 79, into a missile battery ...
EDN

U.S. Navy laser weapon scheduled to deploy this summer

We’ve been keeping a close, close eye on the U.S. Navy’s Laser Weapons System since it first appeared, and the more we heard about it, the more we were impressed. This summer, one lucky ship will be ...
The Aviationist

Royal Navy Re-Armed: Sea Venom Anti-Ship Missile Achieves IOC and Naval Strike Missile is Test Fired

The Royal Navy is becoming more lethal as September brings new developments in the deployment of two of its vital anti-ship missiles. The Sea Venom light anti-ship missile, carried by the Wildcat HMA2 ...
The National Interest

The US Navy and Royal Navy Are Planning a Joint “SINKEX” Exercise Next Year

SINKEX exercises—during which decommissioned warships are sunk under fire—remain a way to provide training that cannot be replicated outside of armed conflict. During the September 2022 Atlantic ...