WASHINGTON — The Navy is extending the service life of three guided-missile cruisers that would have been retired in 2026, keeping the Ticonderoga-class ships in the fleet for another three years.

The ability to safely replenish warships with missiles at sea will go a long way in boosting the US Navy’s capabilities.

Into all of this entered the Ticonderoga-class. In the late 1970s, the U.S. Navy was fielding nuclear-powered cruisers (CGNs) ...

The US Navy will extend the service life for three Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruisers, adding ten years of cumulative ...

FY24 saw four Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruisers decommissioned – including USS Vicksburg (CG-69) in June, and USS Cowpens (CG-63) in August. Both vessels had also undergone the ...

What You Need to Know: On October 13, 2012, the USS Montpelier, a Los Angeles-class submarine, collided with the USS San Jacinto, a Ticonderoga-class cruiser, during an anti-submarine warfare ...

USS Gettysburg is one of three cruisers identified by the US Navy for extended life operations. (US Navy) The US Navy (USN) intends to extend the operational lives of three Ticonderoga-class ...

In April, the US Navy presented an ambitious plan to decommission all 22 of its Ticonderoga-class cruisers by 2027. The move is not surprising. The Navy has tried to rid itself of its cruisers for ...

After the decommissioning of its final battleship in 1992, the US Navy's cruisers became the largest and most well-armed warships of the surface fleet. Today, the Navy has 21 active Ticonderoga ...

Guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG-64), returns to Naval Station Mayport after a nine-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet on April 18, 2014. US Navy Photo Three Ticonderoga-class ...