ProtectedShips US Congressional report on US Navy’s destroyers By ANI - August 12, 2023 0 199 USS Rafael Peralta conducts maritime manoeuvres off the coast of Queensland, during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2021. The US Congressional Research Service has released a report on the US Navy’s two destroyer programs. The Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) class destroyer program is one of the longest-running shipbuilding programs in the US Navy’s history. Please Login to view this content. (Not a member? Join Today!)