The US Navy wasted almost $2 billion on a failed effort to upgrade its cruisers, a watchdog report found. Four Ticonderoga-class vessels in the program were decommissioned before refits were completed ...

The Type 055’s focus on anti-ship weapons would likely give it an edge over the American warship in combat. The US-China rivalry is heating up as never before. With China expanding beyond the First ...

Key Points and Summary - The U.S. Navy is rapidly retiring its powerful Ticonderoga-class cruisers, sparking a debate over fleet size in the face of a rising China. -However, the program intended to ...

The Navy cruiser Leyte Gulf wrapped up its final deployment on May 17, 2024, when it returned to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia. (Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Manvir Gill/Navy) The Navy ...

A 33-year-old Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser, the USS Cowpens, was decommissioned this week at Naval Base San Diego, the Navy announced. The Cowpens participated in many operations and ...

Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Navy’s California-class cruisers, developed in the 1970s, were among the first nuclear-powered missile cruisers and were designed to counter the growing Soviet ...

The Navy celebrated the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam’s 37 years of service during a decommissioning ceremony Friday at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. Retired Rear Adm ...

Virginia-Class Cruiser of Cold War – An Explainer: Years back, the word cruiser was routinely applied to frigates operating in the sailing era. Since these small vessels were quicker and lighter than ...

The guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70) transits San Diego Bay, Nov.18, 2019. The commanding officer of the San Diego-based guided-missile cruiser Lake Erie was relieved of command due to a ...