The following is the July 14, 2025, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, Navy DDG(X) Next-Generation Destroyer Program: Background and Issues for Congress. From the report The Navy’s DDG(X) ...

President Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) Public Law No: 119-21 (The OBBB Act). The OBBB ...

DDG, LHD, CVN? Decode key U.S. Navy ship abbreviations and learn what they mean and what vessels they designate.

The SM-3 missile is an important element of the Navy's Aegis Combat System, equipped on Arleigh Burke-class destroyers and Ticonderoga-class cruisers.

For the Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, its Aegis Combat System is formidable and deadly by integrating powerful computers and cutting-edge radar technology with its extensive arsenal of weapons.

The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer the USS Thomas Hudner taking part in the Formidable Shield exercise in May 2025. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jonathan Nye ...

While the presence of Arleigh Burke -class destroyers in missions involving drug trafficking interdictions is atypical, it is not unprecedented.

Arleigh Burke-class destroyers like the Cole are advanced naval surface ships with robust communications and sensor suites and are suited for long-endurance missions.

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance is moored at Naval Base San Diego prior to getting underway for a scheduled deployment to the U.S. Northern Command area of ...

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance departed Naval Base San Diego on Saturday to help deter illegal crossings and drug trafficking as part the military’s efforts to ...

The Type 55 class destroyers are 12,000-ton warships comparable to the late model American Arleigh Burke class and are in fact a bit larger and more heavily armed with similar weapons. The Type 55 is ...

The Arleigh Burke -class ships were also equipped with a Collective Protection System which enables them to function in conditions contaminated by radiological, chemical, or biological materials.