This video examines the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, often regarded as the backbone of the U.S. Navy’s surface fleet. We explore its design, versatility, and combat power, showing why it has become ...

Since the launch of USS Bainbridge in 1902, the U.S. Navy has produced 35 destroyer classes, not including numerous subclasses, evolving from small torpedo boat hunters into multi-mission warships ...

The Navy will name its newest Arleigh Burke-class, guided-missile destroyer for the youngest living Marine to receive the Medal of Honor for bravery in combat. The USS Kyle Carpenter will honor the ...

During the span of a decade from the early 70s to the early 80s, the US Navy built as many as 31 Spruance-class destroyers, a group of warships which served as the primary destroyer for the service in ...

From knights in heavy plate armor to tanks with steely shells, a thick armored casing alone was often sufficient protection in warfare for centuries. The advent of sophisticated missiles, though, has ...

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 ...

All in all, the expansion of USV use is a promising experiment that could ameliorate the US Navy’s force-structure woes—while amplifying US fleets’ combat power in a hurry. Over at Defense One last ...

Navy destroyers will spend considerably less time projecting American sea power than planned, with chronic delays and labor overruns cutting nearly a decade off their operational lifespans, according ...

Could a flotilla of robot boats do the same job as a U.S. Navy destroyer? A task force commander has a theory. Now, Mattis needs to prove it to his leaders at U.S. Naval Forces Europe/Africa, he told ...

US President Donald Trump’s announcement of a new class of battleships bearing his name puts a fresh spotlight on a US naval shipbuilding program that has fallen short on delivering the new warships ...