destroyer

May- 2025 -

19 May

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division Fire Controlman Petty Officer 1st Class Donald Tran wears augmented reality glasses during an Augmented Reality Maintenance System demonstration aboard USS Spruance (DDG 111) on April 23. The headset allows a sailor underway to communicate in real time with a subject matter expert working shoreside, while the visor provides a visual of what the sailor sees.

Five US Navy Warships Get AR Tech for Remote-Assisted Repairs

The US Navy has integrated a remote assistance solution into five warships to optimize their onboard sustainment operations.

Apr- 2025 -

24 April

Sea

UK Royal Navy's HMS Prince of Wales is seen leaving Portsmouth Naval Base. 11 people bid farewell in the foreground, waving UK flags.

Juster Domingo

UK Carrier Strike Group Begins Eight-Month Operation Highmast

The UK Royal Navy's Carrier Strike Group has departed on an eight-month deployment to "maintain security and freedom."

8 April

Sea

HMS Dauntless took part in a live-firing exercise shooting down drones.

Giulia Bernacchi

Royal Navy’s HMS Dauntless Engages Drone Threats in Live-Fire Exercise

The UK Royal Navy’s HMS Dauntless destroyer has carried out a live-fire exercise off the coast of Wales, engaging multiple drone threats.

Mar- 2025 -

28 March

Americas

US Navy’s third Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, the future USS Jeremiah Denton (DDG 129) built by HII

Christine Casimiro

HII Launches US Navy’s Third Flight III Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyer

HII Ingalls Shipbuilding has launched the US Navy’s third Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, the future USS Jeremiah Denton (DDG 129).

13 March

Europe

Inder Singh Bisht

UK’s Next-Gen Air Defense Destroyer Enters Concept Phase

The UK’s next-generation Type 83 destroyer has officially entered the concept phase, Minister of State for Defence Maria Eagle has revealed.

10 March

Sea

Rojoef Manuel

Irving Signs Construction Deal for First Canadian Navy River Destroyers

Nova Scotia-based Irving Shipbuilding has accepted a contract to develop the first of 15 River-class destroyers for the Royal Canadian Navy.

Jan- 2025 -

22 January

Sea

Republic of Korea navy Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class destroyer ROKS Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin (DDH 975) sails during the at-sea phase of Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 27 to Aug. 1. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2024 is the 29th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Terrin Hartman)

Rojoef Manuel

South Korea’s Second-Gen KDX Destroyers to Receive Combat System Upgrade

South Korea has revealed a combat system upgrade for its second-generation Korean Destroyer eXperiment (KDX-II) ships to sustain maritime security across the nation’s sea lines of communication.

21 January

Sea