Destroyer

The latest show of force by the Dauntless is a clear sign that the Daring-class isn’t going to go away overnight.

While sending two Arleigh Burke-class destroyers to the border simultaneously is rare, it has happened before.

USS Gravely is the fifty-seventh destroyer in its class and has served the Navy in various capacities over the years.

The DDG(X) class will incorporate cutting-edge measures like hypersonic and directed-energy weapons and increased payload capacity.

USS Preble is the service’s first destroyer to be equipped with the 60-kilowatt directed energy laser system.

The decision to have the seventh Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier for the late Senator John C. Stennis of Mississippi continues to be controversial. The same certainly can’t be said of...

What You Need to Know: The U.S. Navy’s Zumwalt-class destroyer, alongside the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), is considered one of the Navy’s most problematic investments. Costing around $22 billion in...

Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Navy’s latest iteration of the Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, known as Block III, has recently gained attention with new images showcasing the Surface Electronic Warfare...

The Navy’s ongoing design work on its DDG(X) next-generation destroyer is benefitting from developmental strategies employed in the Virginia and Columbia-class submarines.  Both of these large submarine acquisition programs continue...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Without the Zumwalt to replace the Arleigh Burkes, the Navy is focusing on upgrading its legendary destroyer. The new Flight IIIs will have better weapons...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: China’s new Type-055 destroyer looks like a hybrid blend between the Navy’s stealthy Zumwalt-class destroyers and DDG 51 Arleigh Burke-class destroyers. It has concentrated Vertical Launch Systems, a smoother, straighter...

Here’s What You Need to Know: The Navy has squeezed out all the performance they can from the Arleigh Burke-class. The Arleigh Burke-class of destroyers are old. Though there are several variants of...