destroyer

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First launched in 2015, the Iris Dena is a destroyer attached to Iran's Southern Fleet, which is tasked with deployments in the Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman.

From BBC

The destroyer is being resupplied with ammunition and will sail next week, the officials told reporters in London.

From Barron's

These air defence destroyers can also shoot down drones and ballistic missiles.

From BBC

Once a country fields a fleet of fighter jets, missile defense batteries, or naval destroyers, it commits to years or even decades of operating and support costs.

From MarketWatch

Washington already has more than a dozen warships in the Middle East: one aircraft carrier -- the USS Abraham Lincoln -- nine destroyers and three other combat ships.

From Barron's