US Navy's new destroyer program aims to break 30-year slump
Story by ŁMI • 1h
The United States has been attempting to develop a next-generation guided missile destroyer for over 30 years. Despite the passage of time and the expenditure of billions of dollars, successive development programs have yet to yield results. However, the DDG(X) destroyer program offers hope for change. What is known about these ships?
Arleigh Burke-class destroyers are the true workhorses of the US Navy. Developed in the 1980s and introduced into service in 1991, these ships were the first designed at the project stage to incorporate the AEGIS combat management system. The Ticonderoga-class cruisers, accepted into service a few years earlier, were retrofitted for this purpose.
The Arleigh Burke ships are considered successful, as evidenced by the 74 units built, with eight more under construction and additional ones planned. Current plans anticipate that a total of 99 destroyers will eventually emerge from the shipyards.
Unfortunately, American guided missile destroyers are not without weaknesses. They were designed based on Cold War assumptions, and their relatively small hulls impose limitations. As further modernizations require more installations that need more power to operate, these constraints become more apparent.
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