The class is so daunting and capable that the US Department of Defense classifies it as a cruiser. Many observers compare it to the US Navy's own cruisers, which have performed a similar role.

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 ...

China's navy has a menacing new addition to its naval fleet: the Type 055 class guided missile destroyer. The destroyer is the most modern and potent surface combatant in China's navy, officially ...

As the U.S. Navy proceeds with modernizing its Flight IIA Arleigh Burke class destroyers with advanced electronic warfare, radar and combat systems upgrades, the head of the so-called DDG ...

However, these advancements come with a significant price tag: the DDG (X) is estimated to cost US$4.4 billion per ship, far ...

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 US Navy mismanaged a program to keep in service 11 older cruisers designed primarily for air defense, “wasting” nearly $2 billion in the process and failing to hold contractors accountable for ...

After 35 years of service, the USS Philippine Sea has left Norfolk Naval Station on its final deployment. The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser will join a task force to deter illicit activity ...

The more than a dozen strikes in Sana'a and other parts of Yemen are the first major ones since the Navy shot down its own ...

While China has been rapidly advancing with the development of the Type 055 class, the US Navy has been struggling to progress with the modernisation of its cruiser fleet. The modernisation of its ...

The two US Navy pilots involved in the incident both survived. "The guided missile cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG 64), which is part of the USS Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group, mistakenly fired ...