Arleigh Burke class

Oct- 2026 -

5 October

US Navy Commissions Second Flight III Arleigh Burke Destroyer

The US Navy has officially commissioned the USS Ted Stevens (DDG 128), a Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer.

Sep- 2026 -

11 September

Sea

USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125) Arleigh Burke-class destroyer

Rojoef Manuel

General Dynamics Lays Keel of US Navy’s 84th Arleigh Burke Warship

General Dynamics Bath Iron Works has laid the keel of the US Navy’s 84th Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, the USS John E. Kilmer, at the company’s shipyard in Bath, Maine.

Aug- 2026 -

7 August

Arms

Bea Castañeda

SM-6 Missile Guide: The US Navy’s Multi-Mission Weapon for Modern Warfare

Built to counter threats that are faster, farther-reaching, and more complex, the SM-6 has become a linchpin of the US Navy's layered defense. This guide explores its capabilities and growing role.

4 August

Americas

Christine Casimiro

Raytheon Installs First SPY-6(V)4 Radar Array at US Navy’s Wallops Test Site

Raytheon has installed the first SPY-6(V)4 radar array at the Surface Combat Systems Center on Wallops Island in Virginia, marking the start of extensive testing before its deployment aboard the USS Pinckney (DDG 91).

Jul- 2026 -

14 July

Sea

USS Jack H Lucas (DDG-125), the US Navy's first Flight III variant Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, is seen sailing the waters. A plain blue sky serves as the background.

Rojoef Manuel

US Navy Christens 81st Arleigh Burke Destroyer

The US Navy has christened its 81st Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, the USS George M. Neal (DDG 131), in Mississippi, as program partner HII prepares the vessel for admittance into service.

13 July

Technology

Bea Castañeda

AESA Radar Explained: How Active Electronically Scanned Arrays Changed Modern Warfare

This guide breaks down how AESA radar's electronic beam-steering delivers faster, harder-to-jam detection and multi-target tracking, and why that edge is redefining survivability across modern fighter fleets and layered air defense networks.

Jun- 2026 -

30 June

Americas

Christine Casimiro

US Navy Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyers Complete Upgrades

Two US Navy Flight IIA Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers have completed major modernization efforts: the USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) and USS James E. Williams (DDG 95).

2 June

Americas

Christine Casimiro

US Navy Accepts Final Flight IIA Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyer Two Months Early

Bath Iron Works has delivered the US Navy’s final Arleigh Burke-class Flight IIA destroyer, the future USS Patrick Gallagher, ahead of schedule.

May- 2026 -

13 May

Arms

211214-M-HB658-1322 GULF OF ADEN (Dec. 14, 2021) Amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) conducts a high-energy laser weapon system demonstration on a static surface training target, Dec. 14, while sailing in the Gulf of Aden. During the demonstration, the Solid State Laser – Technology Maturation Laser Weapons System Demonstrator Mark 2 MOD 0 aboard Portland successfully engaged the training target. The photograph was captured utilizing a short wave infrared lens and optical filter. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Donald Holbert)

Rojoef Manuel

US Navy Opens Laser Weapons Course for Sailors

The US Navy has launched a new training program for sailors operating laser weapons at its Directed Energy Systems Integration Laboratory in California.

11 May

Americas

Christine Casimiro

Future USS Ted Stevens Destroyer Heads to Virginia Homeport

The US Navy’s future guided-missile destroyer Ted Stevens (DDG 128) has departed HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division for its homeport in Norfolk, Virginia.

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