The Arleigh Burke class employs all-steel construction and is comprised of three separate variants or “Flights”: DDG 51-71 represent the original design and are designated Flight I ships ...

American missiles were used to engage most of the enemy targets, but the destroyer was forced to employ the five-inch gun ...

What You Need to Know: In response to rising tensions with China, the U.S. Navy will extend the service life of 12 Arleigh Burke-class destroyers ... of each ship’s service life is based ...

but first there are there are some details that need to be hammered out for replacing the trusty Arleigh Burke-class ships the service has fielded since the early 90s—and plans to keep in the ...

According to the U.S. Navy, each Arleigh Burke-class destroyer has been “built ... system that provides vastly increased capability over Flight IIA ships. The AMDR has enabled Flight III ships ...