USS Zumwalt stranded in Panama Canal by engine woes
Well, this is embarrassing. The US Navy's newest destroyer is stuck in Panama for ten days (reportedly) undergoing repairs for another engine problem.
Well, this is embarrassing. The US Navy's newest destroyer is stuck in Panama for ten days (reportedly) undergoing repairs for another engine problem.
Unprecedented accuracy from a naval cannon, but at a pretty steep price.
The Navy said "Nitze struck the sites, which were used to attack US ships operating in international waters, threatening freedom of navigation."
The USS Mason didn't suffer any damage and it's crew came out of the incident unscathed, Navy officials confirmed.
Supreme stealth at the expense of firepower versus extremely powerful, but antiquated, weaponry. Place your bets.
It's a he-said, she-said game in the Mediterranean Sea, as Russia and the US claim each other's ships maneuvered dangerously close to each other.
The British Royal Navy's six Type 45 destroyers are among the most advanced on the planet, and they're currently being foiled by warm waters of the Gulf.
The Navy officially took delivery of its very first Zumwalt-class destroyer, and is now ready to begin certifications for the ship's nearly 150 sailors.
The flybys took place over the course of two days and looked a great deal like simulated attack runs.
The USS Zumwalt is so stealthy there's genuine concerns that civilian vessels won't be able to pick it up on radar in bad weather or at night.
The Navy's biggest, most advanced destroyer has set sail for its first round of sea trials, departing from Bath Iron Works for the open ocean.
The USS Zumwalt, the lead ship of a new class of destroyers, could hit the seas in less than a month after a successful 96-hour pier-side trial last month.
The US Navy conducted a long-awaited "freedom-of-navigation" exercise near China's controversial, man-made islands in the South China Sea.
Sailors recall the aftermath of the USS Cole bombing, and how it changed their outlook on their Navy duties.
A slight accident during a planned missile test damaged a US Navy destroyer yesterday, setting off a small fire near the ship's helicopter deck.
The US Navy's newest and biggest toy is the imposing Zumwalt-class guided-missile destroyer, a svelte, stealthy entry designed to complement the Navy's large fleet of Arleigh Burke-class DDGs.