The Navy is requesting $133.5 million to research and develop the new destroyer in fiscal 2026, with the goal of procuring ...

The Arleigh Burke-Class destroyer has been a mainstay of the U.S. Navy’s surface fleet for years. These guided-missile destroyers serve in multiple mission roles, some offensive, some defensive ...

Since the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer has most recently been deployed to the Middle East, its journey and mission sets under the U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) are quite unusual.

The following is the July 14, 2025, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, Navy DDG(X) Next-Generation Destroyer ...

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) transits San Diego Bay for a scheduled employment to the U.S. Northern Command area of responsibility on March 22, 2025.

Although it’s been called unusual for Navy destroyers to deploy in this role, it is not without precedent.. In 2022, the Arleigh-Burke class destroyer Momsen worked with a Coast Guard ...

The U.S. Navy’s Arleigh Burke­-class destroyer (DDG) has been in service for 30 years, and it now has the distinction of having the longest production run for any post-World War ...