SECNAV announces service life extensions for 12 destroyers

By Nick Wilson / October 31, 2024 at 12:58 PM
The Navy will extend its operational use of 12 Flight I Arleigh Burke-class destroyers by up to five years beyond their intended 35-year service lives, according to a Thursday announcement from service secretary Carlos Del Toro. The 12 vessels will see their service lives extended by one to five years each, yielding a cumulative 48 ship-years of service life between 2028 and 2035, the notice states. The decision was made based on a hull-by-hull assessment of each Flight I ship...

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