US Navy’s First Flight-III Destroyer Completes Builders Trials
The U.S. Navy’s first Flight-III Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, future USS Jack H. Lucas completed Builder’s Trials on Dec 15, 2022.
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Indian Navy Commissions Second Project 15B Destroyer
The Indian Navy commissioned its second Project 15B / Visakhapatnam-class destroyer, INS Mormugao (D67), on December 18, 2022.
U.S. Navy CNO Says Light Destroyers Are Possible in Future Fleet
At the WEST 2022 Conference in San Diego, held mid-February, the U.S. Navy Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Michael Gilday said that he would like a future naval force of over 500 manned and unmanned ships.
Explosion aboard Indian Navy Destroyer: 3 sailors killed, 11 wounded
On 18 January, an explosion occurred in an internal compartment of the Indian Navy’s Rajput-class destroyer, INS Ranvir (D-54)...
U.S. Navy Reveals Plans and Ideas for the DDG(X) Next-Gen Destroyer
The U.S. Navy’s Program Executive Office (PEO) Ships briefed reporters on the preliminary details for the next-generation destroyer, the DDG(X)...
Indian Navy Commissions First P15B Destroyer INS Visakhapatnam
INS Visakhapatnam, a P15B stealth guided missile destroyer, was commissioned into the Indian Navy in the presence of Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh at the Naval Dockyard, Mumbai on November 21, 2021.
Second KDX-I Destroyer Delivered to ROK Navy following PIP
The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced on October 22nd that the first-in-class KDX-I destroyer (DDH-1) Gwanggaeto the Great was delivered to the Republic of Korea Navy following a major upgrade.
MDL Delivers “Visakhapatnam” – First P15B Destroyer to Indian Navy
Indian shipbuilder Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) delivered the first P15B Guided Missile Destroyer (DDG) to the Indian Navy on 28 October 2021 in Mumbai.
U.S. Navy’s 70th Arleigh Burke-class Destroyer Christened at BIW
The christening of the future USS Carl M. Levin (DDG 120) took place on 2 October 2021 at the General Dynamics Bath Iron Works shipyard in Bath, Maine. DDG 120 is the fifth (of nine) Arleigh Burke-class, "Flight IIA: Technology Insertion" variant for the U.S. Navy.
U.S. Navy’s Third and Final Zumwalt-class Destroyer Starts Sea Trials
General Dynamics Bath Iron Works started sea trials of the USS Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG 1002). It is the U.S. Navy's third and final Zumwalt-class guided missile destroyer.