Explore the story behind the design of the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, highlighting the significant influence of budgetary ...

A proven design integrates new technology to remain combat effective. The U.S. Navy’s USS Preble, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, recently received a laser weapon system.

The first Nimitz class carrier was named the USS Nimitz and the first Arleigh Burke-class destroyer was named the USS Arleigh Burke. It's a distinction that will live on in naval history.

March 26 (UPI) --The destroyer USS Arleigh Burke deployed from Naval Station Norfolk, Va., on Friday for its new home port of Rota, Spain, the Navy announced. The ship, commissioned in 1991 as the ...

USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) transits the Atlantic Ocean on Nov. 25, 2021. US Navy Photo. A U.S. Navy destroyer is currently operating in the Black Sea after a port stop in Bulgaria, as tensions ...

Nov. 28 (UPI) --The U.S. Navy will commission the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner during a Dec. 1 ceremony in Boston, Mass., at 10 a.m.Massachusetts Gov. Charlie ...

The US Navy’s newest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, DDG 122, has been commissioned as the USS John Basilone. Basilone was the only enlisted Marine in World War II to earn both the Medal ...

After skipping the 30th anniversary due to COVID-19, the U.S. Navy is honoring the 31st anniversary of the USS Arleigh Burke, along with the class of guided-missile destroyers that shares its name.

But the Arleigh Burke may be best remembered for the infamous October 2000 bombing of the USS Cole, in which an Arleigh Burke was bombed while docked in Yemen. The blast killed 17 crew members.