DefenceTalkUSS Donald Cook (DDG 75) departed her homeport of Norfolk, Va. Jan. 31 on her way to Rota, Spain, as the first of four Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers to be stationed there. “The U.S. has a historically strong partnership with Spain, and the strength of that relationship is exemplified today as the first of four […]https://www.defencetalk.com/uss-donald-cook-departs-norfolk-for-permanent-station-in-rota-spain-50240/

DefenceTalkDefense Secretary Chuck Hagel said the not-yet-launched Zumwalt-class destroyer he toured here today “represents the cutting edge of our naval capabilities.” The ship, now known as the Pre-Commissioning Unit, or PCU, Zumwalt, will become the USS Zumwalt, named for former Navy Adm. Elmo Zumwalt. Officials said the ship is about a year away from joining […]https://www.defencetalk.com/hagel-visits-first-zumwalt-class-destroyer-49725/

DefenceTalkGeneral Dynamics Bath Iron Works successfully launched the Navy’s first Zumwalt-class destroyer Oct. 28 at their Bath, Maine shipyard. The future USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) will be the lead ship of the Navy’s newest destroyer class, designed for littoral operations and land attack. The ship began its translation from Bath Iron Works’ land-level construction facility […]https://www.defencetalk.com/first-ddg-1000-zumwalt-class-destroyer-launched-49524/

DefenceTalkThe sixth and last of the Royal Navy’s new generation of Type 45 destroyers, HMS Duncan, has been formally welcomed into the fleet at a “christening” ceremony. Hundreds of guests, including families of the 190-strong crew, attended the event at Portsmouth Naval Base to mark the ship’s acceptance into frontline service. The Royal Navy views […]https://www.defencetalk.com/final-type-45-destroyer-joins-royal-navy-fleet-49228/

DefenceTalkOn Thursday, May 23, General Dynamics Bath Iron Works celebrated the keel laying of Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001), the second ship in the planned three-ship Zumwalt class of guided-missile destroyers. The ship is named for Petty Officer Second Class Michael Monsoor, a U.S. Navy SEAL who was killed in Ramadi, Iraq, in 2006. Monsoor was […]https://www.defencetalk.com/biw-lays-keel-of-second-ddg-1000-class-destroyer-47917/

DefenceTalkHMS Edinburgh, the Royal Navy’s last remaining Type 42 destroyer, returned to Portsmouth from her final deployment last week. The 30-year-old warship has spent the past 6 months patrolling the Atlantic. She will decommission in June, having clocked up 793,345 miles, as the old Type 42 destroyers make way for the new Type 45s . […]https://www.defencetalk.com/last-type-42-destroyer-returns-from-final-deployment-47344/

DefenceTalkIran has launched a domestically built destroyer in the Caspian Sea. President Mahmud Ahmadinejad inaugurated the guided-missile destroyer “Jamaran-2” in the port city of Anzali, about 250 kilometers northwest of Tehran. He said the deployment aimed to bolster peace and friendship in the region but also that “the destroyer is there to meet those who […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-launches-destroyer-in-caspian-sea-47187/

DefenceTalkA Russian Udaloy class destroyer is escorting a second convoy of commercial ships since its arrival on an anti-piracy mission in the Gulf of Aden, the spokesman for Russia’s Northern Fleet, Capt. 1st rank Vadim Serga said on Monday. “The convoy escorted by the Severomorsk destroyer comprises the Arizona and the St. Paul bulk freighters, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-warship-escorts-second-convoy-off-somali-coast-47122/