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 ...

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 ...

The Zumwalt-class destroyer was conceived as a revolutionary step in naval warfare a 21st-century super-destroyer designed to replace aging Arleigh Burke-class ships and provide advanced naval gunfire ...

The capability, versatility, and vital role of a navy destroyer in contemporary naval warfare make it an important ship within a country's naval force. Tasked with protecting larger vessels and ...

The Navy has voiced a goal of having 75 mission-capable warships that would be able to deploy at a moment’s notice anywhere in the world in support of combat operations. As its global operational ...

Officially, the three Arleigh Burke-class destroyers are anchored off Venezuela on a “counter-narcotics” mission—but that mission set could be a catch-all term for other military activities. Whatever ...

An additive manufacturing machine prints an eductor, or jet pump, for the guided missile destroyer Arleigh Burke. (Navy) The Naval Sea Systems Command engineering directorate has streamlined a ...

Japan plans to modify one of its destroyers to be Tomahawk cruise missile capable by March 31, 2026, and may conduct operational firing tests the following year in the U.S., Japan’s defense minister ...

Throughout its history, the destroyer has been one of the most important and powerful vessels in the United States Navy fleet. Primarily tasked with ship escort and fleet protection roles, a destroyer ...