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Cannons and machine guns are being tested as drone-killers in 2 wars
Israel and Ukraine are at the forefront of efforts to find cost-effective weapons to down low-flyin…
Paul Iddon
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A US admiral says he's confident the US Navy's strike groups can counter China's 'carrier killer' missiles
In 2021, the Department of Defense said China could conduct long-range precision strikes against ai…
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan
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China could strike far more than just flattops with its growing arsenal of 'carrier-killer' missiles, defense expert says
A new Pentagon report shows major increases in China's missile stockpiles, including the DF-26, som…
Chris Panella
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Russia blew apart a neighborhood during a massive strike on Ukraine that included wildly inaccurate missiles built to sink aircraft carriers
Friday's strike was one of the largest since the war began, with Russia launching over 150 missiles…
Chris Panella
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US Army flight tested the seeker that will help turn its newest missile into a ship-killer
Soldiers got the new PrSM missile expected to replace ATACMS last month. But the Army has bigger pl…
Jake Epstein
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Satellite images show China made an apparent USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier target out in the desert
Satellite images show what appears to be a mock-up of the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier in a …
Chris Panella
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Satellite photos show China built mock-ups of US destroyers and an aircraft carrier in the desert, likely for target practice
The Chinese military has an arsenal of so-called "carrier killer" missiles intended to keep the US …
Ryan Pickrell
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The challenge for future US Navy aircraft carriers is much closer to home than China's missiles, top Democrat says
Carriers are still the centerpiece of the US fleet, but a stronger China and tighter budgets mean r…
Courtney Mabeus
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The 'carrier killer' missile Russia fired into a Ukrainian apartment building, killing dozens, is 'notoriously inaccurate' and unpredictable, intelligence and experts say
The missile can't distinguish targets easily over land, making it a bad idea to fire it into a civi…
Jake Epstein
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US submarines are getting new long-range ship-killer missiles as China's large navy keeps getting bigger
The Maritime Strike version of the Tomahawk will be fielded next fall. It includes a new guidance s…
Chris Panella
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China's rocket forces have been practicing launching 'carrier killer' missiles in the dark during midnight drills
Chinese troops have been practicing conducting multi-wave strikes with DF-26 ballistic missiles in …
Ryan Pickrell
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US admiral says China fired its carrier killer missiles last summer to send an 'unmistakable message'
The head of Indo-Pacific Command said the move was intended to sharpen China's "warfighting skills …
Ryan Pickrell
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'Unusual' numbers of a massive Russian missile built to sink aircraft carriers are hammering a port city in southern Ukraine, intelligence says
The supersonic Kh-22 anti-ship missile was built to be a carrier killer, but Russia is using them t…
Ryan Pickrell
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'Cannibalized' parts show how the British navy is struggling to keep its 2 new aircraft carriers in fighting shape
New warships often have problems, but the need to swap parts between carriers reflects how the Brit…
Michael Peck
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China's military has US aircraft carriers in its sights, but those flattops aren't 'little teacups,' their captains say
China will be gunning for US aircraft carriers, but those flattops are "designed to take it," Capt.…
Christopher Woody
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The British navy still celebrates a famous World War II aircraft carrier that gave Hitler fits
For two years, HMS Ark Royal defied German attempts to sink it. In November 1941, its luck finally …
Benjamin Brimelow
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The Russian missile that wiped out an apartment block was designed to sink aircraft carriers and can't be shot down by Ukraine, says its airforce
The Russian missile that caused dozens of casualties at an apartment block in Dnipro can carry a 2,…
Bethany Dawson
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China fires a barrage of reported 'carrier-killer' missiles into the South China Sea as US-China tensions flare
China launched four medium-range missiles into the South China Sea. The next day, a US Navy destroy…
Ryan Pickrell
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The US Navy practiced blasting an aircraft carrier for the first time in 34 years. Here's what it's testing.
USS Gerald R. Ford is the first carrier to do shock trials since 1987, which is a sign the Navy is …
Benjamin Brimelow
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If China's 'carrier killer' missiles work, it's making one of the dumbest moves of the century
Recently, Wang Yunfei, a naval expert and retired naval officer in China's People's Liberation Army…