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 ...

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 ...

Navy cruisers — once a common sight in San Diego Bay — are disappearing fast. The cruiser’s role has largely been supplanted by fast and lethal Burke-class destroyers, leading the Navy to decommission ...

WASHINGTON — The Navy wasted nearly $2 billion rehabilitating four aging cruisers that were ultimately decommissioned, according to a scathing report by a federal watchdog. Since 2015, the Navy has ...

The guided-missile cruiser Chosin breaks away from the dry cargo ship Washington Chambers during an at-sea demonstration of the Transferrable Reload At-sea Method (TRAM) while underway in the Pacific ...

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 ...

The Navy never wanted to modernize its Ticonderoga guided-missile cruisers, preferring to spend the money on newer ships and technology. But lawmakers balked at losing hulls and missile tubes, and ...

The Alaska-class cruisers were a fascinating and unique chapter in the history of naval warfare. Conceived during a time of rapid technological and strategic changes, these ships were designed to fill ...

A US Navy cruiser accidentally shot down an F/A-18 Super Hornet over the Red Sea in December. Both aviators were rescued without serious injury. The mistake bears similarities with a notorious 1988 ...