The United States has been attempting to develop a next-generation guided missile destroyer for over 30 years. Despite the ...

Adams and Farragut class guided missile destroyers ... (CEC), Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM), CIWS Blk 1B, SEWIP, and NULKA. The Arleigh Burke-class MK-41 Vertical Launching System (VLS ...

The United States has been attempting to develop a next-generation guided missile destroyer for over 30 years. Despite the ...

What You Need to Know: On Halloween, Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced that twelve aging Arleigh Burke-class Flight I destroyers will continue service beyond their 35-year life ...

According to the U.S. Navy, each Arleigh Burke-class destroyer has been “built around the Aegis Combat System,” and the vessels continue to be “the backbone of the U.S. Navy’s surface ...

The Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) class destroyer program is one of the longest-running shipbuilding programs in Navy history. The Navy began procuring DDG-51s, also known as Aegis destroyers ...

As the U.S. Navy waits for more of its Flight III Arleigh Burke class destroyers to join the fleet, existing Flight IIA DDGs will increasingly be taking on the air defense commander role in a carrier ...

As the U.S. Navy proceeds with modernizing its Flight IIA Arleigh Burke class destroyers with advanced electronic warfare, radar and combat systems upgrades, the head of the so-called DDG ...

It's no wonder that the Navy's newest Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer was named the USS Robert Kerrey in his honor, as Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro announced on Jan. 4, 2025.

China's new Type 055 destroyer rivals the capabilities of the US's aging Ticonderoga class and may exceed it in threatening other ships.

The US Navy (USN) has named its latest Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, the DDG 146. It will be known as the USS Robert Kerrey. The vessel was named after former US Senator and naval ...

The fund includes extra money for constructing a third Arleigh Burke-class destroyer and a second Virginia-class submarine. The US Congress approved an extra US$1.1 billion for the US Navy (USN) to ...