The surface force will net a total of seven Littoral Combat Ships after the Navy shelved plans to decommission the hulls ahead of their expected service lives, USNI News has learned. Service officials speaking earlier this month at the Surface Navy Association said the Navy had reversed plans to decommission five Freedom-class and two Independence-class LCS.

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – USS Truxtun (DDG 103), an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, departed Naval Station Norfolk shortly after 10 a.m. Tuesday. The ship and her 300 Sailors are deploying to support operations within U.

Even as the builder sea trials mark the final stage in the construction of the warship, it is a reminder that CVN-79 won't be available for service for nearly two years.

The USS John F. Kennedy’s sea trials will give the Navy and builders a chance to operate crucial systems and components at sea for the first time.

USS Truxton (DDG-103) will head back out to sea for a scheduled deployment around three months after returning from its last one, U.S Second Fleet announced Monday. Truxton, an independently deployed guided-missile destroyer,

The USS Truxtun and USNS William McLean are scheduled to depart Naval Station Norfolk for a planned deployment.

The U.S. Navy has quietly crossed a threshold that once belonged to science fiction, using a high energy laser to burn hostile drones out of the sky instead of meeting them with missiles or gunfire. By concentrating electricity into a focused beam of light,