Destroyers

The guided-missile destroyer Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) is launched at first light Nov. 12, 2016 at Huntington Ingalls Industries Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Miss. (U.S. Navy photo/Andrew Young)

Newest US Navy Ship to Be Commissioned at Port Everglades

The USS Paul Ignatius is named for the 59th Secretary of the Navy (1967-69) during President Lyndon Johnson's Administration.

The Joint Light Tactical Vehicle climbs extreme terrain at the U.S. Marine Corps Transportation Demonstration Support Area aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., March 1, 2018. (U.S. Army photo)

Major Problems Persist With JLTV, Zumwalt Destroyer, GAO Finds

The Government Accountability Office has found cost overruns and delays in the Pentagon's purchase of major weapons systems.

Guided-missile destroyer USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) pierside in Pearl Harbor during a port visit, April 4, 2019. (U.S. Navy/Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Jonathan Jiang)

Navy's Futuristic Mega-Destroyer Tests New Weapons

Weapons testing is now in full swing for the Navy's new Zumwalt class of giant guided-missile destroyers.

An artist's rendering of the future Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sam Nunn. (U.S. NAVY ILLUSTRATION)

New Navy Destroyer to Be Named for Former Georgia Sen. Sam Nunn

The U.S. Navy announced it will name a Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer in honor of former Sen. Sam Nunn.

The guided-missile destroyer Fitzgerald is moored pierside at Huntington Ingalls Industries in Pascagoula, Miss., on April 16, 2019. Courtesy of U.S. Navy

Damaged USS Fitzgerald Leaves Dry Dock After 15 Months of Repairs

A Navy destroyer is afloat again as an overhaul continues following a 2017 collision off Japan that killed seven sailors.

Irene Hirano Inouye, left, and Frank Wood, a Bath Iron Works welder, authenticate the keel of the future guided-missile destroyer USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118) at Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine, May 14, 2018. Inouye is the ship's sponsor and widow of the ship's namesake, Hawaii Sen. Daniel Inouye, a Medal of Honor recipient. DDG 118 will be built in the Flight IIA configuration with the Aegis Baseline 9 Combat System, which includes Integrated Air and Missile Defense capability. (U.S. Navy photo by Dennis Gri

Destroyer Named after Medal of Honor Recipient Will Be Christened in June

Details of the christening have not yet been announced.

Navy Commander Bryce Benson, the USS Fitzgerald's former commanding officer, is accused of two counts of dereliction of duty through neglect and improper hazarding of a vessel through negligence. A further charge of negligent homicide has been dropped. (US Navy photo)

Navy Drops Charges Against Fitzgerald Commanding Officer, LT in Collision Case

Adm. John Richardson will withdraw and dismiss charges against Cmdr. Bryce Benson and Lt. Natalie Combs.

Capt. Andrew Carlson, commanding officer of the USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000), speaks during a news conference aboard the ship at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam on Tuesday, April 2, 2019 in Honolulu. The ship's arrival marks the first time Zumwalt has visited Pearl Harbor. (Craig T. Kojima/Honolulu Star-Advertiser via AP)

New US Guided Missile Destroyer Arrives in Pearl Harbor

The journey from Alaska to Pearl Harbor was the farthest foray into the Pacific for the ship that was launched in 2013.

The guided-missile destroyers Halsey, Michael Murphy and Gridley underway in formation during a strait transit exercise off the coast of Southern California on May 23, 2014. (U.S. Navy photo)

Aging Navy Destroyers Will Get Radar Upgrades to Counter Threats from China, Russia

The Navy is taking a big step toward keeping some of its aging destroyers in the fight.

An artist rendering of the future Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS William Charette (DDG 131). (U.S. Navy photo illustration)

New Navy Destroyer To Be Named After Medal of Honor Recipient

The U.S. Navy announced that the DDG 130 will be named for Hospital Corpsman Master Chief William Charette.

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