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Next-generation destroyers to pack more missiles, energy weapons
« on: July 20, 2025, 10:32:52 am »
Next-generation destroyers to pack more missiles, energy weapons
By Zita Ballinger Fletcher
 Thursday, Jul 17, 2025
 
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer Thomas Hudner maneuvers into position during the at-sea demonstration Formidable Shield in 2025. (Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jonathan Nye/Navy)
The U.S. Navy is planning for its next-generation destroyer, currently known as the DDG(X), to feature directed-energy weapons and more capacity to carry and launch missiles.

According to a report this month from the Congressional Research Service, the service is requesting $133.5 million in research and development in its proposed fiscal 2026 budget to manufacture the DDG(X), which it hopes to procure in the early 2030s.


The design for the DDG(X) is larger than previous proposals, with the report noting that it now calls for the ship to have a displacement of 14,500 tons, representing a boost of 1,000 tons from the design put forth in the Navy’s shipbuilding plan for fiscal 2024.

The report questions how an enlarged design would be consistent with the Navy’s stated aim of transitioning to a modernized fleet featuring smaller vessels.

https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2025/07/17/next-generation-destroyers-to-pack-more-missiles-energy-weapons/
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Re: Next-generation destroyers to pack more missiles, energy weapons
« Reply #1 on: July 20, 2025, 10:34:12 am »
More Navy procurement stupidity.  The seas service needs frigates and cruisers.  Not this hybrid thing.
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Re: Next-generation destroyers to pack more missiles, energy weapons
« Reply #2 on: July 20, 2025, 10:34:47 am »
The first of the next generation will be old bags, before they are all built, the way the Navy gets things done in this day and age.
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