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Navy Says It Will Extend Life Of All DDG-51s, Reaching 355 Ships in 2030s

Friday, April 13th, 2018

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Navy Says It Will Extend Life Of All DDG-51s, Reaching 355 Ships in 2030s

The USS Howard (DDG-83) Arleigh Burke-class destroyer returns to Naval Base San Diego after a seven-month deployment to the Western Pacific Ocean in 2014. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

The deputy chief of naval operations for warfare systems said on Thursday that the Navy is now planning to extend the life of all of its Arleigh Burke-class (DDG-51) guided-missile destroyers, allowing it to reach 355 ships by the 2030s.Vice Adm. William Merz said this extension includes the older, Flight 1 model ships. Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) recently completed an analysis of the destroyers that found they can extend the entire class to reach 45 operational years each.The Navy…

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