Key Points and Summary - The U.S. Navy is rapidly retiring its powerful Ticonderoga-class cruisers, sparking a debate over fleet size in the face of a rising China. -However, the program intended to ...

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 ...

Navy cruisers — once a common sight in San Diego Bay — are disappearing fast. The cruiser’s role has largely been supplanted by fast and lethal Burke-class destroyers, leading the Navy to decommission ...

WASHINGTON — The Navy wasted nearly $2 billion rehabilitating four aging cruisers that were ultimately decommissioned, according to a scathing report by a federal watchdog. Since 2015, the Navy has ...

The Navy never wanted to modernize its Ticonderoga guided-missile cruisers, preferring to spend the money on newer ships and technology. But lawmakers balked at losing hulls and missile tubes, and ...

The guided-missile cruiser Chosin breaks away from the dry cargo ship Washington Chambers during an at-sea demonstration of the Transferrable Reload At-sea Method (TRAM) while underway in the Pacific ...