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Dec- 2023 -

18 December

Sea

The guided missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) steams through the Persian Gulf April 15, 2014. The Arleigh Burke was underway in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Carlos M. Vazquez II/Released)

HII Lays Keel of US Navy’s 81st Arleigh Burke Destroyer

Ingalls Shipbuilding has laid the keel of the US Navy’s 81st Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, the USS George Neal, in Mississippi.

Nov- 2023 -

29 November

Middle East

Staff Writer With AFP

US Warship Shoots Down Drone Launched by Houthis From Yemen

A US Navy warship shot down a drone on Wednesday launched from a part of Yemen controlled by Iran-backed Houthi rebels.

Oct- 2023 -

18 October

Sea

USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) is seen docked near a sandy shore. Its hull is painted in grey.

Juster Domingo

US Navy Taps NASSCO for Burke-Class Destroyer Upgrades

General Dynamics subsidiary NASSCO has been awarded a $15-million maintenance and modernization contract for two Burke-Class destroyers.

11 October

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.

Juster Domingo

US Navy Commissions First Flight III Arleigh Burke Destroyer

The US Navy has commissioned USS Jack H Lucas (DDG-125), its first Flight III variant Arleigh Burke-class destroyer.

Aug- 2023 -

8 August

Sea

Rojoef Manuel

US Navy Greenlights Life Extension of Arleigh Burke Destroyers in Virginia, Japan

The US Navy has approved the service life extension of four Arleigh Burke-class (DDG 51) guided-missile destroyers in service since the 1990s.

2 August

Sea

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

Rojoef Manuel

US Navy Orders Nine Additional Flight III Arleigh Burke Destroyers

The US Navy has awarded General Dynamics and HII contracts to build nine additional Flight III Arleigh Burke-class (DDG 51) destroyers.

Jun- 2023 -

29 June

Sea

Rojoef Manuel

US Navy Receives First Flight III Arleigh Burke Destroyer

HII has delivered the first Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, the USS Jack H, Lucas (DDG 125), to the US Navy.

May- 2023 -

24 May

Sea

Rojoef Manuel

First Flight III Arleigh Burke Destroyer Completes Acceptance Trials

The US Navy has completed acceptance trials for its future USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125) guided-missile destroyer.

18 May

Sea

Rojoef Manuel

Bath Iron Works Lays Keel for Next Flight III Arleigh Burke Destroyer

Bath Iron Works has laid the keel for the US Navy’s future Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer.

15 May

Sea

230508-N-IW125-1003 KEY WEST, Fla. (May 8, 2023) - The Navy’s newest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123) sits at Naval Air Station Key West’s Truman Harbor ahead of her commissioning ceremony in Key West, Florida. DDG 123 is the second U.S. Navy warship to honor Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee. Higbee was the first woman to receive the Navy Cross for her leadership of the Navy Nurse Corps during World War I. Naval Air Station Key West is the state-of-the-art facility for combat fighter aircraft of all military services, provides world-class pierside support to U.S. and foreign naval vessels, and is the premier training center for surface and subsurface military operations. (U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Nicholas V. Huynh/Released)

Rojoef Manuel

US Navy Commissions Latest Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyer

The US Navy has commissioned the latest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer in Key West, Florida.

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