
USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) entered dry dock at the Navantia Shipyard in Cadiz, Spain, on October 7, 2026, for planned maintenance and modernization.This marks the first time a forward-deployed U.S. Navy warship has undergone dry-docking maintenance within the U.S. 6th Fleet’s area of operations since destroyers were permanently stationed in Europe, rather than returning to the United States
