Technological advances have improved the capability of modern destroyers culminating in the Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) class replacing the older Charles F. Adams and Farragut class guided missile ...
The U.S. Navy has decided to extend the service life of 12 Arleigh Burke-class destroyers by up to five years to prevent a capability gap before the arrival of the DDG(X) class. Never Happening?: ...
The U.S. Navy’s DDG(X) program aims to develop a next-generation guided missile destroyer, set to succeed the aging Arleigh Burke-class and Ticonderoga-class warships. While initially planned ...
(Janes/Michael Fabey) The US Navy (USN) intends to operate 12 Arleigh Burke-class (DDG 51) Flight I destroyers beyond their 35-year expected service lives, the USN confirmed on 31 October.
The US Navy’s newest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, DDG 122, has been commissioned as the USS John Basilone. Basilone was the only enlisted Marine in World War II to earn both the Medal ...
The decision is intended to squeeze the Navy’s prize assets in a fiscally challenging economy. US secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro has announced plans to operate 12 of its Arleigh Burke-class ...
Mike Gilday said the service would have to prioritize the Next Generation Air Dominance program, also known as NGAD, ahead of DDG(X), the destroyer class that will follow the Arleigh Burke Flight ...
Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) fires the first Naval Strike Missile from a US destroyer. (US Navy) Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC ...