The hypersonic aeroballistic missile Kh-47M2 "Kinzhal" or "Dagger" was reportedly used to strike a military fuel depot near the southern Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv.
The Navy has stood up an office to craft the next major surface combatant after more than ten years of starts and stops. On Friday, the service held a small ceremony to open the Guided-Missile Destroyer (DDG(X)) program office, designated as PMS 460 under Program Executive Office Ships, with a goal to start construction of […]
USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee at her naming ceremony. (Photo: Huntington Ingalls Industries)
Huntington Ingalls Industries has christened its newest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee.
Huntington Ingalls Industries on 24 April christened its new
Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123) during a small socially distanced ceremony.
DDG 123 is named after Lenah Sutcliff Higbee, the first woman to receive the Navy Cross.
The vessel was acquired on behalf of the DoD and USN by Program Executive Office Ships.
DDG 123 is configured as a Flight IIA
Arleigh Burke-class vessel to enable power projection, forward presence and escort operations at sea to support low-intensity conflict, coastal and littoral offshore warfare and open ocean conflict.
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