The advancement of technology has significantly transformed naval warfare, with laser weapons becoming a critical component ...

The USS Preble, the only Navy destroyer outfitted with a high-energy laser capable of shooting down drones and missiles, has left San Diego for Yokosuka, Japan, where it will be homeported for the ...

U.S. NAVY/SIPA USA. The government of Trinidad & Tobago has welcomed the deployment of United States warships in the southern ...

BAE Systems' ship repair business in San Diego has won a potential $117.8M U.S. Navy contract to help the Chief of Naval Operations prepare for a scheduled depot maintenance of the Arleigh Burke ...

USS Preble is the service’s first destroyer to be equipped with the 60-kilowatt directed energy laser system.

Three U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyers are expected to take positions off the coast of Venezuela this week, forming the centerpiece of a new operation ordered by President Donald Trump to combat ...

The test was conducted onboard the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Preble and occurred at an undisclosed location in 2024.

Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Mark Bramlett, from Lafayette, Louisiana, serves aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Preble.

The carrier, along with the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie and guided-missile destroyer USS Preble, were in the Philippine Sea participating in Keen Sword, biennial training intended to ...

Welcome to the Future: U.S. Navy Destroyers Are Getting Lasers A proven design integrates new technology to remain combat effective. The U.S. Navy’s USS Preble, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer ...

As three Navy destroyers and three amphibious warships move toward the coast of Venezuela this weekend in an ostensible U.S.

A videoshared on X claims to show the USS Preble firing a laser weapon. Verdict: Misleading The video is artificial intelligence. The image it is based on, though, is real. Fact Check: Social ...