The United States has been attempting to develop a next-generation guided missile destroyer for over 30 years. Despite the ...
and mission of the Type 055 are often compared to the US Navy's Ticonderoga-class cruiser. Measuring 567 feet long, displacing around 10,000 tons, and first entering service in 1983, the ships of ...
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 ...
However, these advancements come with a significant price tag: the DDG (X) is estimated to cost US$4.4 billion per ship, far ...
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 ...
A military operation against a tiny neighbor would destroy US credibility in Latin America and provide a boost for China and ...
They were victims of two surface-to-air missiles fired by the US Navy cruiser USS Vincennes ... a 10,000-ton Ticonderoga-class cruiser equipped with the Aegis air defense system of radars and ...
China is building these ships fast while the US sunsets most of its aging cruisers. China's navy has a menacing new addition to its naval fleet: the Type 055 class guided missile destroyer. The ...
The guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea deployed from Norfolk for the last time. NORFOLK, Va. — On Monday, the U.S.
The size, armament, and mission of the Type 055 are often compared to the US Navy's Ticonderoga-class cruiser. Measuring 567 feet long, displacing around 10,000 tons, and first entering service in ...