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The Arleigh Burke Flight III upgrades: Too little, too late?

The new destroyer is a badly needed addition to the US Navy’s surface fleet—and shows that America’s ailing shipyards can occasionally produce good results. The United States Navy has a shipbuilding ...
Stars and Stripes

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

Navy destroyers will spend considerably less time projecting American sea power than planned, with chronic delays and labor overruns cutting nearly a decade off their operational lifespans, according ...
The National Interest

The Arleigh Burke Flight III Upgrades: Too Little, Too Late?

Jack H. Lucas was first commissioned in October 2023, the Navy’s new destroyer is named after World War II-era Medal of Honor recipient, Jacklyn “Jack” H. Lucas, the youngest Marine to ever earn the ...