Few warships in modern history have reshaped naval warfare quite like the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers. Born from a Cold War imperative to protect carrier battle groups against the ...

The high seas were dangerous places during World War II, an unforgiving expanse where nations vied for supremacy, just as they fought each other on land and in the skies. Military ships of all types ...

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 ...

Consequently, defense expenditure shifted from Ticonderoga-class life-extension efforts to disposal as fleet analysts confirmed repair costs significantly exceeded the operational value of a potential ...

Three warships were recently decommissioned as Fiscal Year 2026 came to a close on Wednesday. The Navy bid farewell to Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD-42 and ...

The U.S. Navy’s Ticonderoga-class cruiser has been a primary surface combatant for four decades. Fulfilling multiple roles and participating in many significant events over the latter part of the 20th ...

The Type 055’s focus on anti-ship weapons would likely give it an edge over the American warship in combat. If the Americans can create a reliable method for ...

The Navy’s last cruiser based at the home of the U.S. 7th Fleet departed, ending a long-running presence as the service ...

For more than four decades, the U.S. Navy's Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruisers have served as some of the fleet's most capable surface combatants. Designed around the powerful Aegis Combat ...

The decommissioning of the USS Shiloh and the USS Lake Erie leaves just five Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruisers left in the Navy’s fleet.