Why the Arleigh Burke class is still a production-line warship

What was the last production-line military ship, and when did that style of construction end?

Serial production continues with the Arleigh Burke class. Late ships could serve into the 2060s or 2070s if assumed construction times and long service lives hold.

The Arleigh Burke class is the example of continuing serial warship production in this February 2025 exchange. The lead ship entered service in 1991 and is described as still serving as a first-line combatant 34 years later. Authorized hulls extend to DDG-149, with some ships still awaiting construction. An estimate combining several years to enter service with roughly four decades of operation puts the latest ships' retirement around 2071. Another contributor stresses uncertainty about the future threat environment, so that date remains a projection based on assumed construction and service lives.