Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) conducts a Mark 15 Phalanx Close-In Weapons System live-fire exercise in the Pacific Ocean, March 16, 2026. Nimitz is underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet ...

The Demonstrator Laser Weapon System, acting as a ground-based test surrogate for the SHiELD system, was able to engage and shoot down several air-launched missiles during tests at the High Energy ...