Operation Enduring Freedom

NAV2003031311 -USS Arleigh Burke, Mediterranean Sea, March 13 (UPI) -- The guided missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) steams through the Mediterranean Sea on March 13, 2003. Arleigh Burke is currently deployed in the Mediterranean Sea conducting missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. rlw/U.S. Navy/Patrick Reilly UPI

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Next president should keep weapons systems that work well

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- As the next U.S. president and Congress wield necessary axes on out-of-control defense spending, there are a number of surprisingly successful and promising programs they should spare.

Navy contracts to improve Arleigh power

BOSTON, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy has contracted Satcon Technology to develop a energy storage module to improve the power efficiencies of the DDG-51 Arleigh Burke class ships.

Aegis upgrade fitted on USS Bunker Hill

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Defense Focus: ASW dangers -- Part 2

WASHINGTON, June 13 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy and major American defense contractors aren't blind to the renewed dangers of submarine warfare in the 21st century: They are working on new high-tech systems to defeat the threat both below the waves and above them.