India, Oct. 6 -- The U.S. Navy has commissioned new guided missile destroyer, U.S.S. Ted Stevens.
The 9700-ton Arleigh Burke-class destroyer was commissioned into active service during a formal ceremony in the strategic deep-water port of Whittier in Alaska,.
The commissioning marks a decisive leap in U.S. naval warfighting readiness and surface fleet lethality. As the second Flight III destroyer, the ship provides combatant commanders with unmatched integrated air and missile defense capabilities, directly supporting War Department priorities to enforce maritime dominance, secure contested sea lanes and project credible deterrence worldwide.
The warship is named after late Ted Stevens, a decorated World War II veteran and Alaska's longe...