Missiles

How the U.S. Navy’s Guided-Missile Cruisers Evolved—from Cold War Conversions to Aegis

The U.S. Navy’s guided-missile cruisers didn’t evolve in a neat, linear march from “bigger destroyer”

How the Patriot Missile Defense System Works

The Patriot (MIM-104) missile defense system is often described as a single weapon that “shoots

How the FGM-148 Javelin Has Evolved for Today’s Battlefield

The FGM-148 Javelin was built to solve a specific problem: give U.S. infantry a man-portable,

Image Credit: U.S. Navy photo - Public domain/Wiki Commons

How the Navy’s Aegis Combat System Works

Aegis is often described as the U.S. Navy’s “shield,” but it isn’t a single radar