USS Robert Kerrey

USS Robert Kerrey is the planned 96th Aegis guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy. She is named for former U.S. Senator Joseph Robert Kerrey, who was awarded the Medal of Honor. This will be the first Navy vessel named after Kerrey.

Design and construction

As a Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, she would be mounted with the more powerful AN/SPY-6 radar compared to her sister ships. This radar, and other modifications, would allow Flight III destroyers to serve as a replacement for the air-defense roles of s.
She was ordered in 2023 as part of a larger 5-year plan to build 9 Flight III ships. In 2025, she was named after former U.S. Senator, Nebraska Governor, and naval officer Joseph Robert Kerrey. "This will be the first Navy vessel named in his honor, and it is most appropriate we do so, for his actions in Vietnam and his continued service to this country well beyond his Naval service."