The Navy is requesting $133.5 million to research and develop the new destroyer in fiscal 2026, with the goal of procuring ...

The following is the July 14, 2025, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, Navy DDG(X) Next-Generation Destroyer ...

That’s an expensive destroyer (bear in mind that Nimitz-class aircraft carriers cost about $7 billion or $8 billion). Had production for the Zumwalt continued as planned, costs per vessel would ...

Slightly shorter than the 165 meter JMSDF Atago class destroyers, the Kongo class measures 161 meters and displaces 7,500 tons standard and 9,500 tons with a full load.

Although it’s been called unusual for Navy destroyers to deploy in this role, it is not without precedent.. In 2022, the Arleigh-Burke class destroyer Momsen worked with a Coast Guard ...

The preceding class of Destroyers, known as the Arleigh Burke class, concluded with DDG 139. However, the USS Zumwalt represents a significant leap forward in naval capabilities, ...