The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Ted Stevens, designated DDG 128, on December 29, 2025, adding another Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyer to a growing fleet that looks nearly ...
Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Navy’s ambitious DDG(X) program aims to replace aging Ticonderoga-class Aegis destroyers with next-generation guided-missile destroyers by Fiscal Year 2032. -While the ...
The Navy’s DDG(X) program envisages procuring a class of next-generation guided-missile destroyers (DDGs) to replace the Navy’s Ticonderoga (CG-47) class Aegis cruisers and older Arleigh Burke (DDG-51 ...
General Dynamics Corp.’s GD business unit, Bath Iron Works, recently clinched a contract to provide planning yard services for its DDG 51 guided-missile destroyer ships. The award has been offered by ...
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.