Key Points and Summary - The U.S. Navy faces a hard reality: too few ready surface ships, years-long carrier overhauls, and late, over-budget programs—from LCS and Zumwalt to DDG(X), Constellation ...

Key Points and Summary - DDG(X) is the U.S. Navy’s bid to move beyond Arleigh Burke destroyers that have hit their limits on space, power, and cooling. -Designed at roughly 14,000–15,000 tons with an ...

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.

Manned and unmanned aircraft promise to give Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) more flexibility and punch than initially envisioned, says Vice Adm. Tom Copeman, commander of U.S. Naval Surface Forces. “On a ...

THE PENTAGON — Thanks to the U.S. Navy’s continued focus on ballistic missile defense (BMD), as well as its need to develop a stronger coastal presence, investments in its DDG destroyers and Littoral ...

What You Need to Know: The U.S. Navy’s Freedom-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) USS Nantucket (LCS-27) was commissioned in Boston, Massachusetts. As the fourteenth ship in its class, Nantucket is ...