The Combat Information Center (CIC) is the nerve center and tactical brain of a U.S. Navy surface combatant. With this in mind, TWZ spoke with multiple surface warfare officers (SWOs) about the realities sailors face when fighting their ship from within the CIC,

U.S. Navy destroyers and cruisers needing to leave the ongoing battle against Iran-backed Houthi rebel missile and drone barrages in the Red Sea to reload their Mk 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) missile cells are causing a presence gap and “a real challenge,

The total cost of the anti-aircraft missiles fired by the US Navy during Operation Prosperity Guardian certainly exceeded a billion dollars. Meanwhile, the achieved effect is not particularly impressive,