The U.S. Navy says upgrading the Arleigh Burke-class destroyers may not be worth the money, but the move has support in Congress. ... Later models — Flight IIA — have 40-year hull lives, ...

General Dynamics christened the US Navy’s new guided missile destroyer, the DDG 127, on July 27, 2024 at Bath Iron Works, Maine. The ship, which will become the USS Patrick Gallagher on entering ...

After decades of service, the guided-missile destroyer Arleigh Burke — the first of its class — appeared likely ready to retire. Commissioned in 1991, the warship may have in recent years ...

The guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke, seen here arriving at its homeport in Rota, Spain, April 11, 2021, has received a service life extension. (Eduardo Otero/U.S. Navy) ...

KEY WEST, Fla. – The Navy commissioned its newest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee during a ceremony in Key West Saturday.

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 guided-missile destroyer Arleigh Burke, lead ship of the Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, participates in a training exercise in North Minch, U.K., Oct. 9 2011. A future Arleigh Burke-class ...