Arleigh Burke class

Aug- 2026 -

4 August

Raytheon Installs First SPY-6(V)4 Radar Array at US Navy’s Wallops Test Site

Raytheon has installed the first SPY-6(V)4 radar array at the Surface Combat Systems Center on Wallops Island in Virginia, marking the start of extensive testing before its deployment aboard the USS Pinckney (DDG 91).

Jul- 2026 -

14 July

Sea

USS Jack H Lucas (DDG-125), the US Navy's first Flight III variant Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, is seen sailing the waters. A plain blue sky serves as the background.

Rojoef Manuel

US Navy Christens 81st Arleigh Burke Destroyer

The US Navy has christened its 81st Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, the USS George M. Neal (DDG 131), in Mississippi, as program partner HII prepares the vessel for admittance into service.

13 July

Technology

Bea Castañeda

AESA Radar Explained: How Active Electronically Scanned Arrays Changed Modern Warfare

This guide breaks down how AESA radar's electronic beam-steering delivers faster, harder-to-jam detection and multi-target tracking, and why that edge is redefining survivability across modern fighter fleets and layered air defense networks.

Jun- 2026 -

30 June

Americas

Christine Casimiro

US Navy Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyers Complete Upgrades

Two US Navy Flight IIA Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers have completed major modernization efforts: the USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) and USS James E. Williams (DDG 95).

2 June

Americas

Christine Casimiro

US Navy Accepts Final Flight IIA Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyer Two Months Early

Bath Iron Works has delivered the US Navy’s final Arleigh Burke-class Flight IIA destroyer, the future USS Patrick Gallagher, ahead of schedule.

May- 2026 -

13 May

Arms

211214-M-HB658-1322 GULF OF ADEN (Dec. 14, 2021) Amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) conducts a high-energy laser weapon system demonstration on a static surface training target, Dec. 14, while sailing in the Gulf of Aden. During the demonstration, the Solid State Laser – Technology Maturation Laser Weapons System Demonstrator Mark 2 MOD 0 aboard Portland successfully engaged the training target. The photograph was captured utilizing a short wave infrared lens and optical filter. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Donald Holbert)

Rojoef Manuel

US Navy Opens Laser Weapons Course for Sailors

The US Navy has launched a new training program for sailors operating laser weapons at its Directed Energy Systems Integration Laboratory in California.

11 May

Americas

Christine Casimiro

Future USS Ted Stevens Destroyer Heads to Virginia Homeport

The US Navy’s future guided-missile destroyer Ted Stevens (DDG 128) has departed HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division for its homeport in Norfolk, Virginia.

Apr- 2026 -

24 April

Americas

Jodesz Gavilan

Bird-Johnson Secures Propulsion Deal for 100th US DDG-51 Destroyer

The US Navy has placed an order for propellers for its 100th Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, extending a four-decade propulsion partnership with Bird-Johnson.

Mar- 2026 -

4 March

Air

A Standard Missile-3 Block 1B interceptor missile is launched from the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70) to intercept a target missile during a test in the mid-Pacific

Bea Castañeda

AN/SPY-1 Radar: The Sensor That Made Aegis Possible, Explained

This guide explains how the AN/SPY-1 radar tracks threats, supports Aegis combat systems, and underpins air and missile defense for modern warships worldwide.

Feb- 2026 -

24 February

Air

Tomahawk cruise missile launch from Mk 41 Vertical Launching System

Bea Castañeda

MK 41 VLS: A Guide to the Backbone of Modern Naval Firepower

This guide breaks down the Mk 41 Vertical Launching System, explaining how its modular design enables warships to launch diverse missiles from a single system.

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