Back in 2015, the guided-missile cruiser Gettysburg began a lengthy modernization process that was supposed to enable the warship’s service life to be extended into the 2030s. The congressionally ...

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 U.S. Navy has wasted $1.84 billion since 2015 on rehabilitating its Ticonderoga class guided-missile cruisers, funds the service would rather have spent on newer technology, according to a ...

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 ...

Key Points and Summary - The U.S. Navy's Lexington-class battlecruisers were authorized in 1916 as America's answer to the global naval arms race. -These massive ships were designed to combine the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A U.S. Navy cruiser shot down a Navy F/A-18 fighter jet over the Red Sea early Sunday morning, U.S. Central Command said. The F/A-18 was shot by weapons from the guided-missile cruiser the USS ...