The USS Spruance "disabled Touska's propulsion by firing several rounds from the destroyer's 5-inch MK 45 Gun into Touska's engine room," CENTCOM stated.

U.S. Navy releases photos of meals aboard USS Abraham Lincoln and USS Tripoli, pushing back against claims of food shortages during operations against Iran.

The U.S. Navy is looking to field thousands of unmanned surface vessels to the Indo-Pacific by 2030, according to the service’s drone boat development group. “By 2030, expect to see over 30 Medium Unmanned Surface Vessels (MUSV) just in the Indo-Pacific.

The fleet of medium unmanned surface vessels in the Indo-Pacific is expected to grow to at least 30, with smaller USVs and unmanned aerial systems.

An April 1 test saw the munition deployed from an F/A-18 Super Hornet, fly approximately 200 miles in 34 minutes and strike within meters of its target.

The U.S. Navy is accelerating its push into directed energy weapons as drone threats

The US Navy has tested a new long-range variant of its widely used JDAM bomb. Unlike other variants, this long-range JDAM is powered by a jet engine. The weapon is designed to give the Navy an affordable, standoff, cruise-missile-like capability.