DDG(X) is continuing through its design and feasibility phase and the most recent render presented may not be the final design chosen by the U.S. Navy. The class is expected to begin construction in 2032. According to the U.S. Navy, DDG(X) will be the most com...
United States (US) Navy, USS Penguin; Ensign Hugh Mellon, US Navy Reserve (USNR); Ensign Joseph Martin Jnr, USNR; and Warrant Officer Robert C Haun, US Navy, Supply. Most of the men in the camp were Allied officers captured
The DDG 1000 was launched in October 2013. DDG 1000 was delivered to the US Navy in May 2016 and commissioned for service in October 2016. The final delivery of the ship took place in April 2020. The DDG-1001 ship was delivered to the US Navy in April 2018 and commissioned in January ...
Though its hulking size and dramatic geometry are eye-catching, the ship has been plagued by cost overruns and design challenges that left it without a clear use for the Navy. Only three ships of the class are now planned, down from an initial 32,and only one is in service: the USS Z...
The lead ship of the US Navy's (USN's) new destroyer class has begun initial sea trials in the Atlantic Ocean, navy officials confirmed on 8 December. Built by General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, Zumwalt (DDG 1000) departed the shipyard in Bath, Maine, for the first time on 7 December....
According to a recent report on the Asia Times website in Hong Kong, several media outlets reported this month on the evolving plans of the US Navy's next-generation DDG (X) destroyer, emphasizing its advanced performance and challenges it faces. Although the US Navy is betting on the 'Fut...
Taiwan's defence ministry said the ship sailed in a northerly direction through the strait and that during its transit the situation in the strait was "as normal". The U.S. Navy sails warships through the strait around once a month, and also regularly conducts similar freedom of ...
HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division successfully undocked USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000), the lead ship of the U.S. Navy’s Zumwalt-class of guided missile destroyers on Friday, December 6, 2024. HII photo. Naval News comments: USSZumwalt(DDG-1000)arrived in Mississippi in August 2023to begin a ...
US Navy Program Executive Office (PEO) Ships programme manager captain Matthew Schroeder said: “Trials provide an opportunity for the navy and industry team to test the capability and readiness of the ship. “DDG 1002 is a warship that is going to equip our fleet with next-generation capabilit...
The US Navy has awarded a contract to BAE Systems for the maintenance, modernisation and repair of USS Shoup (DDG 86), an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer.