The Alaska-class cruisers were a fascinating and unique chapter in the history of naval warfare. Conceived during a time of ...

USS Yorktown (CV-5)—an aircraft carrier commissioned in September 1937 and sunk in October 1942—was equipped with 24 Oerlikon ...

In warfare, the threat from the air is so great that measures are taken to counter it from the land and sea as well as the sky. Anti-aircraft weapons have taken a wide range of forms, from the gun ...

Historically, AAW has evolved significantly with advancements in radar technology, surface-to-air missiles (SAMs), anti-aircraft guns, and electronic warfare systems. Modern AAW systems often ...

They are the remains of a World War II (1939-1945) Heavy Anti-aircraft Artillery (HAA) battery. The structures are much as they were when they were decommissioned by the army after the war. The role ...

Armament: 3 x 203 mm/.55-cal triple guns, 6 x 127 mm/.38-cal twin guns, 12 x 40 mm quad Bofors anti-aircraft guns, 24 x 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft cannons 5. Essex-class aircraft carrier ...

Russian forces installed a Soviet-era AK-630 naval anti-aircraft gun near the Zaliv shipbuilding plant in temporarily occupied Kerch, Crimea, the Telegram channel Krymskyi Veter reported April 15, ...

The guided-missile destroyers can also use their anti-aircraft missiles against drones. For example, U.S. Navy and NATO warships have been using anti-aircraft missiles against Houthi drones in the ...

twelve 40mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns, eleven 20mm Oerlikon cannons, and a complement of torpedoes and depth charges. In fact, this armaments package made the Maddox as versatile workhorse of the ...

While not border protection as per the Operation Corona mandate, the actions of anti-aircraft gunners currently tasked with this duty who recovered an expensive ...

On December 1, 1942, amidst Japanese attacks while evacuating soldiers from now known as East Timor, Sheean valiantly defended the ship by strapping himself to the Oerlikon anti-aircraft cannon ...