First Flight III Arleigh Burke destroyer 44% complete as USN eyes future DDG(X) requirements
With the first of the Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers (DDGs) nearing the halfway mark of its build, the USN is eyeing it and subsequent ships to mature technologies that will be fitted to the service’s next-generation large surface combatant, the future DDG(X).
The Flight III DDGs will be equipped with the latest AN/SPY-6(V) radar, as will six other classes of warships across the fleet including the future Constellation-class frigates. Flight III will also feature the Aegis Baseline 10 combat system. A total of 13 Flight III vessels are under contract to date, according to Shephard
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