Never Happening?: 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.

Key Points and Summary on DDG(X) – The U.S. Navy’s DDG(X) next-generation guided-missile destroyer program, intended to replace aging Ticonderoga-class cruisers and Arleigh Burke-class ...

While the new destroyer class’s overall price tag currently sits at $2.5 billion, costs could increase as time goes on. Regardless, the Navy’s case for the DDG(X) program remains solid. About ...

Artist’s concept of a DDG-51 Flight III with AMDR. Raytheon Photo. THE PENTAGON – The Navy will buy the first of its Future Surface Combatants in 2023 – a large warship that will be built to ...

The third and final Zumwalt-class destroyer pulled away from the pier at General Dynamic Bath Iron Work, Maine, on Wednesday. Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG-1002) departed the shipyard and is in the ...

The U.S. Navy has begun working on a next-generation guided missile destroyer. DDG(X) will replace both existing cruisers and destroyers across the fleet. The Navy expects to begin construction of ...

The Navy’s ambitious fleet-size expansion relies upon a massive increase in heavily armed Destroyers able to launch long-range attacks, fire interceptor missiles, defend carrier strike groups ...

Bath Iron Works, a subsidiary of General Dynamics, was awarded a contract to continue planning yard services for DDG 51 Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers.

Ingalls Shipbuilding has been awarded a $936 million contract for the construction of an additional Arleigh Burke-class destroyer for the U.S. Navy.

The Specs On This U.S. Navy Destroyer . DDG(X) destroyers are specifically designed to replace the Navy’s aging Ticonderoga-class Aegis destroyers by Fiscal Year 2032.The Navy claims that the ...