Key Points and Summary - The U.S. Navy is developing the DDG(X), a next-generation guided-missile destroyer designed for future warfare, particularly in the Pacific. -Intended to replace aging ...

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer Thomas Hudner maneuvers into position during the at-sea demonstration Formidable Shield in 2025. (Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jonathan ...

General Dynamics Bath Iron Works announced on 1 August 2025 that the US Navy has exercised an option to add an additional Arleigh Burke-class (DDG 51) guided-missile destroyer to the multi-year ...

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.

Crew of USS Carl M. Vinson await the command to man the ship at the ship’s commissioning ceremony on June 24, 2023. US Navy Photo The guided-missile destroyer named for the late Sen. Carl Levin ...

The Navy hopes new multi-billion dollar, multi-year contracts for nine Arleigh Burke-class destroyers will help two shipyards stabilize their workforces and stay in shape for future orders. “This ...

What You Need to Know: The U.S. Navy’s DDG(X) program aims to develop a next-generation guided missile destroyer, set to succeed the aging Arleigh Burke-class and Ticonderoga-class warships. While ...

Bath Iron Works has been awarded a contract worth $58 million to provide engineering and design work, logistical support, supply chain help and other services for the construction of Navy destroyers ...

Bath Iron Works has been awarded a multiyear contract by the Navy to build three more DDG 51 Arleigh Burke-class destroyers. BIW, part of Reston, Va.-based General Dynamics Corp. (NYSE: GD), received ...

The DDG 51 Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers are multi-mission surface combat ships. The U.S. Navy is exercising an option for an additional DDG 51 guided-missile destroyer, as anticipated ...

HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division in Pascagoula, Miss. has launched the U.S. Navy’s third Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer Ted Stevens (DDG 128). “The translation and launch ...