A US Navy Destroyer Just Got a Mysterious New Gun

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OSINT analysts spotted an additional weapon on the deck of the USS Carl M. Levin—possibly an anti-drone launcher of some sort—during a recent excursion near Hawaii.

The US Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers might soon be getting a new weapon.  

A destroyer was recently spotted carrying a new weapon system, with reports indicating that it is a counter-drone system. 

A New Weapon for the Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyer? 

The USS Carl M. Levin, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, was spotted near the US naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, carrying a new launcher system.  

A Marine Corps news release featured the USS Carl M. Levin in the background. An open-source intelligence analyst zoomed in on the photograph and identified the new system at the aft of the warship. Slightly older photographs of the warship do not show the system, suggesting it is brand new.

In response to the growing threat of unmanned aerial systems, the US Navy has been working on developing new........

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