Arleigh Burke-class destroyers are the true workhorses of the US Navy. Developed in the 1980s ... The Ticonderoga-class cruisers, accepted into service a few years earlier, were retrofitted ...

The drills come as President Donald Trump revealed details of the Golden Dome initiative, which is intended to protect the ...

cruiser, destroyer and frigate in U.S. Navy history. By the time the last Burke is built, it could surpass even the Nimitz aircraft carrier, which had a four-decade production run. At Bath Iron ...

At the same time, the Navy has had to rely more on destroyers, using the warships to fill in gaps left by retiring Ticonderoga-class, guided-missile cruisers. The service retired four cruisers in ...

called the Navy’s work on the cruiser Vicksburg “a disastrous maintenance availability.” (Alex Brandon/AP) The Navy says new and upgraded destroyers, led by captains, will take on the air ...

Navy captains will lead the new destroyers like the Lucas as they take on air defense missions for carrier strike groups, rather than guided-missile cruisers, Navy Times previously reported.

The Navy’s next destroyer—the DDG(X)—will need to ... as a replacement for cruisers, DDG(X) would require an anti-submarine capability. This would likely require a minimum capacity to ...

Although it’s been called unusual for Navy destroyers to deploy in this role ... And in 2024, the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser Leyte Gulf and a LEDET team intercepted a semi ...

The cruisers are designed for anti-air, undersea and surface warfare, according to the Navy. The announcement came five days after the Navy extended the service life of 12 aging destroyers that ...