Technological advances have improved the capability of modern destroyers culminating in the Arleigh Burke (DDG 51 ... The first Flight IIA, USS Oscar Austin, was commissioned in August 2000.

T he next two United States Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers – both of the Flight III – have officially been given names. USS Intrepid (DDG-145) and USS Robert Kerrey (DDG ...