The Alaska-class ships were unique American warships from World War II, designed as massive “large cruisers” or battlecruisers. -Their mission was to be “cruiser-killers,” specifically to hunt down ...

“Standard American heavy cruiser design, like the 673 feet-long, 14,500-ton Baltimore-class, were armed with (9) 8” guns, ... Initially, the Navy expected to receive six Alaska battlecruisers.

As a next-generation platform, DDG(X) will feature all the latest and greatest technologies available. The US Navy will ...

As the U.S. Navy gets down to developing its future cruiser or large surface combatant, the service wants to design and build a ship that can be upgraded to face new threats in a way that does not ...

The Navy invested $2.4 billion in cruiser modernization from 2016 to 2021, Vice Adm. James Kilby, then the deputy chief of naval operations for warfighting requirements and capabilities, told the ...

The US Navy wasted almost $2 billion on a failed effort to upgrade its cruisers, a watchdog report found. Four Ticonderoga-class vessels in the program were decommissioned before refits were ...

The Navy is keeping three cruisers in service for three additional years each – just after extending the service life for 12 destroyers.. The service announced Monday that the Gettysburg, Chosin ...

WASHINGTON — The Navy is extending the service life of three guided-missile cruisers that would have been retired in 2026, keeping the Ticonderoga-class ships in the fleet for another three years.