Next-generation destroyers to pack more missiles, energy weaponsThe Navy is requesting $133.5 million to research and develop the new destroyer in fiscal 2026, with the goal of procuring the first in the early 2030s.By Zita Ballinger Fletcher31 hours ago
OpinionWithout change, US Navy’s future fleet looks too ambitious for industryFor industry to execute the plans in the Future Years Defense Program, major improvements will have to take place.By Theo Egan15 months ago
Fire breaks out aboard USS Winston S. Churchill in FloridaFive sailors were treated at an area hospital and released following Monday's blaze, officials said.By Geoff Ziezulewicz23 months ago
Navy’s newest destroyer, Carl M. Levin, arrives at its first homeportThe Arleigh Burke-class Flight IIA guided-missile destroyer (DDG 120) was commissioned in June.By Geoff Ziezulewicz24 months ago
Navy extends service lives of four more destroyersEach warship will now serve 40 years instead of the expected 35.By Geoff Ziezulewicz24 months ago
Chaplains taking frontline role in surface fleet mental healthDestroyer chaplains are providing sailors with a confidant outside their chain of command who they can vent to about anything, officials say.By Geoff Ziezulewicz2 years ago