Two Japanese Destroyers Score in Ballistic Missile Defense Test off Hawaii
Two Japanese Maya-class destroyers successfully test-fired SM-3 interceptors against ballistic missile targets off Hawaii last week, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense…
Navy Software Factory, The Forge, Wants to Reshape How Ships Get Upgraded
RIVERDALE, Md. – The Navy’s potential enemies are quickly increasing the size and sophistication of their fleets, which means the…
Future USS Delbert D. Black Completes Acceptance Trials After Damage Delay
The future Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer Delbert D. Black (DDG-119) completed acceptance trials last week in the Gulf of Mexico,…
Navy to Station Advanced Warships, Helo Squadron in Spain
Five years into basing four guided-missile destroyers in Spain as part of a larger European ballistic missile defense scheme, the…
USS Oscar Austin Fire Damage Repairs Will Stretch into 2022
The guided-missile destroyer damaged in a fire in a Norfolk maintenance yard last year won’t rejoin the fleet until at…
Raytheon Awarded $16.8 Million To Repair Electronics On Fire-Damaged USS Oscar Austin
The Navy recently awarded Raytheon a $16.8-million contract to repair the AN/SPY-1D transmitters suite aboard USS Oscar Austin (DDG-79), providing…
Raytheon Expects Flat Budgets in 2020 But Plenty of DoD Spending From Existing Multiyear Contracts
Multi-year contracts are setting up Raytheon and other defense contractors to report solid financial results during the next few years…
PHOTOS: USS Milius Arrives In New Homeport Yokosuka
Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG-69) arrived in its new homeport of Yokosuka, Japan, Monday, bringing to the Forward…
Destroyer USS Milius Joins Forward-Deployed Forces in Japan
Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG-69) is now in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, joining the forces…
USS Ralph Johnson Commissioned Saturday in Charleston, S.C.
The Navy commissioned the guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG-114) at a ceremony in Charleston, S.C., Saturday.…