China says it drove away US cruiser near Spratly Islands
The ship in question, the USS Chancellorsville guided-missile cruiser, had recently sailed through the Taiwan Strait
A first-in-class US Navy supercarrier is about to set sail on its maiden deployment for the first time in over 40 years
The Ford's first deployment comes four years after the ship was first expected to deploy
US Navy takes delivery of tactical Lockheed Martin laser weapon
When the first laser was invented by Theodore Maiman in 1960, it was almost immediately seen as a potential super-weapon
