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Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
![The US Navy’s Next Large Surface Combatant The US Navy’s Next Large Surface Combatant](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-10-08_14-40-31.jpg)
The US Navy’s Next Large Surface Combatant
By Robert Farley
Recent reporting suggests the Navy is going back to basics in designing its next cruiser and destroyer hull.
![US Touts Uncertain Plan to Put Hypersonic Missiles on Destroyers US Touts Uncertain Plan to Put Hypersonic Missiles on Destroyers](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-08-08_08-24-08.jpg)
US Touts Uncertain Plan to Put Hypersonic Missiles on Destroyers
By Steven Stashwick
The national security advisor says all three variants of Arleigh Burke destroyers will get new missiles.
![US Navy Commissions New Warship in Pearl Harbor to Counter ‘Chinese and Russian Aggressiveness’ US Navy Commissions New Warship in Pearl Harbor to Counter ‘Chinese and Russian Aggressiveness’](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-de5hpimwsaevzt1.jpg)
US Navy Commissions New Warship in Pearl Harbor to Counter ‘Chinese and Russian Aggressiveness’
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The new warship “is the embodiment of America’s resolve to protect our homeland and defend our allies,” the U.S. military’s most senior officer in the Asia-Pacific says.
![US Navy to Commission New Guided Missile Destroyer at Pearl Harbor US Navy to Commission New Guided Missile Destroyer at Pearl Harbor](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-170601-n-n0801-001.jpg)
US Navy to Commission New Guided Missile Destroyer at Pearl Harbor
By Franz-Stefan Gady
This will be the U.S. Navy’s first guided missile destroyer fitted with the new Aegis combat system.
![US Navy to Add 9 Warships in 2017 US Navy to Add 9 Warships in 2017](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-08-31_15-46-40.jpg)
US Navy to Add 9 Warships in 2017
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The U.S. Navy is slated to commission its new supercarrier this year, along with six surface warships and two subs.
![China and US Navies Conduct Joint Search and Rescue Drill China and US Navies Conduct Joint Search and Rescue Drill](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-08-18_11-06-39.jpg)
China and US Navies Conduct Joint Search and Rescue Drill
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The Chinese and U.S. navies also held a Code for Unplanned Encounters at Sea exercise.
![Top US Naval Officer in Asia Calls for Military Transparency in China Visit Top US Naval Officer in Asia Calls for Military Transparency in China Visit](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-08-11_10-01-00.jpg)
Top US Naval Officer in Asia Calls for Military Transparency in China Visit
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet urged the Chinese military to be more transparent about its intentions.
![US Navy Warship Makes 1st China Visit Since South China Sea Arbitration Ruling US Navy Warship Makes 1st China Visit Since South China Sea Arbitration Ruling](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-08-08_08-24-08.jpg)
US Navy Warship Makes 1st China Visit Since South China Sea Arbitration Ruling
By Franz-Stefan Gady
A U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer arrived in the Chinese port of Qingdao on Monday.
![After Months of Waiting, US Finally Begins Freedom of Navigation Patrols Near China's Man-Made Islands After Months of Waiting, US Finally Begins Freedom of Navigation Patrols Near China's Man-Made Islands](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-10-26_19-10-50.jpg)
After Months of Waiting, US Finally Begins Freedom of Navigation Patrols Near China's Man-Made Islands
By Ankit Panda
The USS Lassen sailed within 12 nautical miles of a Chinese man-made island on October 27, 2015.
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