American, Japanese and French carriers are currently jointly operating in the Pacific as part of a "multi-large deck event." ...

The goal is not only to replace the current destroyers but also to take over the role of the retired Ticonderoga-class cruisers, particularly in air defense. The classification of these ships is ...

At least that’s how the Government Accountability Office (GAO) described the Ticonderoga-class modernization debacle. In fact, the Ticonderoga modernization has been labeled by some analysts as ...

Adams and Farragut class guided missile destroyers. Like the larger Ticonderoga-class cruisers, DDG 51's combat capability centers around the Aegis Weapon System (AWS). AWS is composed of the SPY ...

The Navy planned to replace Ticonderoga-class cruisers and Arleigh Burke-class destroyers with the DDG(X) Next-Generation Guided-Missile Destroyer, but these won't be ready to enter the force ...

The DDG(X) program, designated PMS 460, was first initiated back in 2021 to develop a new class of warships that would replace the U.S. Navy’s aging Ticonderoga-class cruisers and older Arleigh ...

Four Ticonderoga-class vessels in the program ... program and instead procured upgraded versions of the Arleigh Burke-class destroyers to fill the gap before the arrival of future destroyers.

An egregious example is the replacement of the Ticonderoga-class cruisers with the new Arleigh Burke III destroyers. Why eliminate an existing capability only for a potential future capability ...