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2026-04-14 Science & Technology

U.S. Navy Destroyer Equipped With New Launcher

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Posted by Skidmark 2026-04-14 07:27|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1796 views ] Top

1 Courtesy of: https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/navy-news/2026/u-s-navy-deploys-unconfirmed-new-short-range-launcher-on-arleigh-burke-destroyer-for-drone-defense

4 potential options - a variation on Rayethon Coyote Block 2, Zone 5's White Spike, a Lockheed Martin navalized JAGM and less likely a Roadrunner M. Wait a week and the skinny will be revealed as loose lips do their thing.

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2 I assume Fred, Skidmark, badanov, and Besoeker know where the lines are, given that Rantburg is entirely open source and not Secret rated in any way, despite all the secret things they keep in their heads. Whatever they talk about among themselves, I am not — as is appropriate, since I am not cleared for anything — privy to any of it.

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