This Is What We Now Know About The Navy’s Future DDG(X) Destroyer
The Navy hopes to combine existing systems with a new hull form that will be able to accommodate significant upgrades.
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Check Out How Rusty And Battered USS Stout Looks After Spending A Record 215 Days At Sea
Stout’s sailors went from March to October without setting foot on land and performed maintenance usually done in port while at sea.
The Navy Is About To Sail With Its Next Big Leap In Shipboard Electronic Warfare Systems
SEWIP Block III will introduce new electronic attack capabilities and other enhancements as the Navy prepares to defend its ships in a high-end fight.
American Destroyer Sounds Collision Alarm As Russian Ship Gets Aggressive In The Middle East (Updated)
The U.S. Navy has revealed that a Russian Navy spy ship “aggressively approached” the Arleigh Burke class destroyer USS Farragut in the North Arabian Sea yesterday. This follows a similar incident between one of the Navy’s Ticonderoga class cruisers and a Russian Navy Udaloy class destroyer last year in the Pacific.
Mysterious Laser Turret Appears On US Navy Destroyer USS Dewey
The system is likely the service’s new “ODIN” laser dazzler that is meant to blind enemy optics on ships, boats, aircraft, and missiles.
This Mini Documentary Shows What A Sailor’s Life Is Like Aboard A U.S. Navy Destroyer
The Navy runs on youth and it is downright amazing how hard young sailors work to make the Navy’s mission possible every single day around the globe.
The Navy May Use One Hull Design To Replace Its Cruisers And Some Destroyers
There’s nowhere left to go with the Arleigh Burke design, meaning the service will have to find a new ship to meet its energy-hungry demands.
US Navy To Charge Ex-Destroyer Commanders With Negligent Homicide Over Deadly Collisions (Updated)
The Navy is still doling out punishments in relation to the mishaps involving the USS Fitzgerald and USS John S. McCain.
Here’s What’s In the Navy’s Damning New Reports on Its Destroyer Collisions
Reviews show major breakdowns in leadership, training, and basic protocols are indicative of serious systemic issues.