Navy destroyer that joined fight against Houthis, Iran, arrives in Caribbean

The USS Thomas Hudner is the latest warship to arrive in the region as airstrikes on suspected drug boats continue.
Stars and Stripes

Navy’s destroyers will lose roughly 25% of their service lives to maintenance, CBO says

Chronic delays and labor overruns for Navy destroyers are a persistent trend that hurts fleet readiness, a Congressional ...

From costly blunder to cutting-edge weapon: How the US Navy is turning the USS Zumwalt into a global game-changer

USS Zumwalt, a $7.5 billion destroyer, is becoming a platform to test the new hypersonic missile system that could change ...
USNI

Report to Congress on the DDG(X) Program

The Navy’s DDG(X) program envisages procuring a class of next-generation guided-missile destroyers (DDGs) to replace the Navy’s Ticonderoga (CG-47) class Aegis cruisers and older Arleigh Burke (DDG-51 ...
Not What You Think Official on MSN

The $7.5 billion destroyer that forced the Navy to go backward

Zumwalt-class destroyers promised stealth, automation, and a clean break from the past. What they delivered was cost overruns ...
The National Interest

Can Drones Replace Navy Destroyers? Yes and No

All in all, the expansion of USV use is a promising experiment that could ameliorate the US Navy’s force-structure woes—while amplifying US fleets’ combat power in a hurry. Over at Defense One last ...