A US Navy destroyer used its deck gun to shoot down a Houthi drone in the Red Sea last year. A top commander revealed details of the battle for the first time this week. USS Stockdale and other ...

Notably, these DDGs also feature the 5-inch Mark 45 lightweight naval artillery gun, which proved to be proficient in striking down modern UAVs in 2024. About the Author: Maya Carlin ...

The Mark-45 five-inch deck gun mounted on US destroyers and cruisers was first deployed in 1971. The naval artillery gun is made to hit surface, air, and land targets and has a range of roughly 13 ...