What You Need to Know: The U.S. Navy’s DDG(X) program aims to develop a next-generation guided missile destroyer, set to succeed the aging Arleigh Burke-class and Ticonderoga-class warships.

The following is the July 14, 2025, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, Navy DDG(X) Next-Generation Destroyer ...

Key Points and Summary on DDG(X) – The U.S. Navy’s DDG(X) next-generation guided-missile destroyer program, intended to replace aging Ticonderoga-class cruisers and Arleigh Burke-class ...

While this original design was purely conceptual, the new DDG(X)’s missing gun is significant. Similar to the service’s other next-generation projects, its destroyer timeline has been delayed.

The Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102) fires its Mark 45 5-inch gun during a live-fire exercise in 2017. U.S. Navy / Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Chanel L ...

November 12, 2013: Recently the U.S. Navy finally launched the first of three DDG-1000 “Zumwalt” class ships. It will take three years to install the rest of the equipment and test the new ship before ...

Pascagoula, MS. (WKRG) — A new DDG 129 Aegis Guided Missile Destroyer was just christened. The USS Jeremiah Denton was named after United States Senator and Mobile native Jeremiah Denton.

DDG(X) Update: The Navy’s Future Destroyer Faces Delays and Budget Challenges. The U.S. Navy is working around the clock in order to introduce a slew of next-generation projects in the near future.