The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer Thomas Hudner maneuvers into position during the at-sea demonstration Formidable Shield in 2025. (Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jonathan ...

The following is the Jan. 12, 2026, Congressional Research Service report, Navy Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Program: Background and Issues for Congress. From the Report The Aegis ballistic ...

General Dynamics Bath Iron Works announced on 1 August 2025 that the US Navy has exercised an option to add an additional Arleigh Burke-class (DDG 51) guided-missile destroyer to the multi-year ...

Japan is taking a significant leap in naval warfare technology, teaming up with the United States to build a new class of Aegis-enabled destroyers. The ships are expected to be armed with advanced ...

The Navy’s DDG(X) program envisages procuring a class of next-generation guided-missile destroyers (DDGs) to replace the Navy’s Ticonderoga (CG-47) class Aegis cruisers and older Arleigh Burke (DDG-51 ...

HD Hyundai Chairman Chung Kisun meets Admiral Daryl Caudle, U.S. Chief of Naval Operations, to discuss MASGA cooperation Admiral boarded the newly launched second Aegis Destroyer ROKS Dasan Jeong ...

The Flight III destroyers are the fourth and most significant upgrades to the Arleigh Burke class. Each is equipped with the SPY-6(V)1 Air and Missile Defense Radar, the Aegis Baseline 10 combat ...