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Aug- 2025 -

18 August

Coyote Interceptors Seen Aboard US Navy Burke-Class Destroyer for First Time

The US Navy appears to have deployed Coyote drone interceptors on an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, adding a dedicated layer of protection against drone swarms.

1 August

Americas

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

Rojoef Manuel

US Navy Orders Arleigh Burke Destroyer From General Dynamics

General Dynamics Bath Iron Works has secured a contract to build an additional Arleigh Burke-class destroyer (DDG 148) for the US Navy.

May- 2025 -

30 May

Americas

Rojoef Manuel

General Dynamics Begins Construction of 82nd Arleigh Burke Destroyer

General Dynamics Bath Iron Works has laid the keel of the US Navy’s 82nd Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, the USS Quentin Walsh (DDG-132), in Maine.

19 May

Americas

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division Fire Controlman Petty Officer 1st Class Donald Tran wears augmented reality glasses during an Augmented Reality Maintenance System demonstration aboard USS Spruance (DDG 111) on April 23. The headset allows a sailor underway to communicate in real time with a subject matter expert working shoreside, while the visor provides a visual of what the sailor sees.

Rojoef Manuel

Five US Navy Warships Get AR Tech for Remote-Assisted Repairs

The US Navy has integrated a remote assistance solution into five warships to optimize their onboard sustainment operations.

Apr- 2025 -

16 April

Business

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson

Inder Singh Bisht

Hyundai Heavy Industries Offers to Build Aegis Warships for US Navy

South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries has offered to build Aegis destroyers for the US to augment Washington's warship-building efforts.

Mar- 2025 -

28 March

Americas

US Navy’s third Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, the future USS Jeremiah Denton (DDG 129) built by HII

Christine Casimiro

HII Launches US Navy’s Third Flight III Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyer

HII Ingalls Shipbuilding has launched the US Navy’s third Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, the future USS Jeremiah Denton (DDG 129).

Feb- 2025 -

4 February

Americas

Joe Saballa

US Navy’s Burke-Class Destroyer Unleashes HELIOS Laser in Breathtaking New Photo

The US Navy has demonstrated the power of its cutting-edge HELIOS laser weapon aboard an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer during an undated sea trial.

Nov- 2024 -

25 November

Sea

Rojoef Manuel

HII Lays Keel of US Navy’s 83rd Arleigh Burke Destroyer

HII Ingalls Shipbuilding has laid the keel of the US Navy’s 83rd Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer in Mississippi.

19 November

Americas

US Navy Amphibious assault ship USS Wasp

Christine Casimiro

BAE to Modernize and Maintain Two US Guided-Missile Destroyers

The US Navy has awarded BAE Systems a $202-million contract to provide modernization and maintenance services for two US Navy guided-missile destroyers.

4 November

Sea