What happens when a ship constructed with two large guns loses one of the guns? In the case of the Zumwalt-class of the U.S.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A preserved, 4/50 gun from the USS Ward, which fired the first U.S. shots during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, ...

For much of modern naval history, the role of a destroyer has been to protect larger warships from attack by enemy submarines, surface combatants, and aircraft. This objective was accomplished with a ...

The presence of a Cold War-era naval gun, installed in a fixed position on shore, in today’s precision-guided missile environment of unmanned aerial vehicles, is a reminder that ‘old’ technology has ...

At a glance, Navy SEALs don’t appear to use radically different weapons than conventional infantry units. The difference is ...

Navies have always been important components of geopolitical power. From the ancient armadas of the Egyptians and the Greeks to the modern fleets of the British and the Americans, the might of a ...

Strolling the river walk along the Washington Navy Yard waterfront today, it is hard to imagine that the Anacostia River, from the Yard all the way to its confluence with the Potomac River, was a ...

Dec. 31 (UPI) --After 66 years of outdoor display on the grounds of the Minnesota State Capitol, a 4/50 gun that arguably fired the second American shot of World War II at Pearl Harbor is on the verge ...