Technological advances have improved the capability of modern destroyers culminating in the Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) class replacing the older Charles F. Adams and Farragut class guided missile ...

The destroyer will be put through final equipment setup, system initiations, and rigorous evaluations before commissioning.

Currently, the Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class (DDG-51) and Zumwalt-class (DDG-1000) make up the service’s destroyer class. Representing the mainstay of the Navy’s surface fleet, these guided ...

DDG 1000 has a 50-fold radar cross section reduction compared to current destroyers, improves strike ... DDG 1000 program and continue building DDG 51 class ships triggered a Nunn McCurdy critical ...

Huntington Ingalls Inc., Pascagoula, Mississippi, is being awarded a not-to-exceed $13,503,584 cost-plus-award-fee modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-12-C-2312) for DDG 51 class ...

While analysts expected the first renderings of DDG(X) publicized to evolve over time, the most recent depiction of the destroyer revealed by Program Executive Office Ships last month showcases ...

What You Need to Know: As tensions with China escalate, the U.S. Navy’s DDG(X) destroyer program aims to modernize its fleet with enhanced firepower, survivability, and directed energy weapon ...