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Dual Band radar still had problems prior to USS Ford's first deployment.
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USS Gerald R. Ford Was Still Struggling With Its Dual Band Radar Prior To Deployment

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

Posted on Feb 5, 2025

The Navy destroyer USS Pinckney.
News & Features

Navy Says It Won’t Repeat Cruiser Upgrade Blunder With Destroyer Modernization 2.0 Effort

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

Posted on Jan 21, 2025

A conceptual design of the U.S. Navy's future DDG(X) warship.
News & Features

DDG(X) Next-Generation Destroyer’s Capabilities And Costs Are Solidifying

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

Posted on Jan 15, 2025

USS Jack H. Lucas
News & Features

Cost Of Navy’s Newest Arleigh Burke Destroyers Is Ballooning

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

Posted on Jan 8, 2025

Full Retirement Of Ticonderoga Cruisers On Hold, Trio To Remain In Service Into 2029
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Full Retirement Of Ticonderoga Cruisers On Hold, Trio To Remain In Service Into 2029

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Nov 5, 2024

The U.S. Navy plans to keep all 12 of its Flight I Arleigh Burke class destroyers in service beyond their originally 35-year expected service life.
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Oldest Arleigh Burke Destroyers Get Reprieve, Service Extended Into 2030s

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Oct 31, 2024

EASR Jack Lucas (RTX)
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The Latest On The SPY-6 Radar That’s Set To Dominate The Navy’s Future Fleet

By Jamie Hunter, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Apr 12, 2024

The new radar for Japan's future cruiser-sized Aegis System Equipped Vessels has successfully tracked targets in space for the first time.
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Radar For Japan’s New Missile Defense Ships Passes Critical Space Object Tracking Test

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 2, 2024

The future USS USS Richard M. McCool Jr. is the first San Antonio class amphibious warfare ship to receive a major radar upgrade.
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San Antonio Class Looks Very Different After Shedding Its Stealthy Masts

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 6, 2024

New details about the US military's plans to expand air and missile defenses on Guam show the island is set to see major changes on the ground and in the air.
News & Features

Guam’s Airspace Set To Be Most Defended On Earth In New Plans

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 11, 2023

The U.S. Navy Is Getting A Major Radar Upgrade
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The U.S. Navy Is Getting A Major Radar Upgrade

By Justin Bronk

Posted on Dec 12, 2022

A picture of the US Navy's future Flight III Arleigh Burke class destroyer USS Jack H. Lucas being fitted out, now with the fixed-face arrays for its new AN/SPY-6(V)1 installed.
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First Images Of SPY-6 Radar Installed On New Flight III Arleigh Burke Destroyer

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 12, 2022

Kerch Strait decoys
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Russia Seems To Be Preparing The Vital Kerch Bridge For Missile Attacks

By Emma Helfrich, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jul 6, 2022

USS Abraham Lincoln’s American Flag Got Tangled-Up In Its Radar As It Left On Deployment (Updated)
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USS Abraham Lincoln’s American Flag Got Tangled-Up In Its Radar As It Left On Deployment (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jan 10, 2022

The Navy’s First Aegis Warship USS Ticonderoga Is Being Scrapped
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The Navy’s First Aegis Warship USS Ticonderoga Is Being Scrapped

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Navy’s Troubled Stealth Destroyers May Have Radars Replaced Before Ever Sailing On A Mission
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Navy’s Troubled Stealth Destroyers May Have Radars Replaced Before Ever Sailing On A Mission

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Oct 15, 2020