In 2009 the U.S. Navy decided to resume Burke production. Up until that point, the Burke class was to end building when the 61st one entered service in 2012. But then the U.S. Navy decided to build ...

The Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy conducts research on pressing 21st century national security challenges facing the United States and its allies Held by Dr. Eliot A. Cohen, the Arleigh A. Burke ...

The guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke, seen here arriving at its homeport in Rota, Spain, April 11, 2021, has received a service life extension. (Eduardo Otero/U.S. Navy) ...

Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro wants to keep 12 Arleigh Burke-class destroyers in the fleet beyond their 35-year expected service life.. Mr. Del Toro said Thursday the move would support the Navy ...

Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Benfold (DDG-65) is seen anchored in Kanagawa-Prefecture, Japan, in June 2023. On Tuesday, the keel for the future destroyer USS Quentin Walsh (DDG-132), the ...

The Navy will extend the life of four Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers, the service announced Thursday, keeping the warships in service well into the 2030s and partly addressing a ...

Although it’s been called unusual for Navy destroyers to deploy in this role, it is not without precedent.. In 2022, the Arleigh-Burke class destroyer Momsen worked with a Coast Guard ...

The latest Arleigh Burke-class destroyers cost $2.5 billion each. You report that USAID managed $40 billion in 2023, enough to buy 16 more destroyers.