As the number of missile-equipped vessels shrinks, the Navy risks sailing into a dangerous trough, just as operational ...
Summary and Key Points: Defense expert Brent M. Eastwood, PhD, evaluates the retirement of the Ticonderoga-class ...
The U.S. Navy is on track to retire aging cruisers and destroyers that collectively carry more than 2,000 vertical launch system (VLS) cells, the tubes used to fire cruise missiles, air-defense ...