The guided-missile destroyer USS John Finn (DDG-113) launches an SM-3 Block IIA Standard Missile during a ballistic-missile defense test in November 2020.

The BMD Combat Systems Revolution

In mid-November 2020, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and a consortium of Navy agencies collaborated to launch an SM-3 Block IIA Standard Missile from the Aegis destroyer USS John Finn ...

Edward J. Walsh
February 2021
The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS-10) conducts operations in the South China Sea in July 2020. Like the Freedom-variant LCS, the Independence-variant has unique engineering and shiphandling characteristics.

Driving Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ships

The Independence-variant littoral combat ships are a significant departure from traditional ships, in terms of bridge watch-team composition, engineering and hull design, and maneuverability.

Commander Austin Duff, U.S. Navy
January 2021