USS Michael G. Mullen (DDG-144) is the planned 94th (Flight III) Aegis guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy. She is named for former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Michael Mullen.
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 and is expected to start fabrication in 2027.
In 2024, she was named after the former chairman, as he was a "visionary leader in the mold of the greatest naval leaders that came before [them]".