the u.s navy's build next-gen guided missile for destroyed china and
russia the u.s navy showed off the first concept images for its new guided missile destroyer
ddgx ddgx would replace older destroyers and guided missile cruisers in the u.s fleet the
destroyers will be built with the ability to equip hypersonic missiles and defense lasers
the u.s navy revealed an early design concept for its next-gen guided missile destroyer
ddgx the unnamed class is an evolutionary design that draws upon the current arleigh
burke class destroyers it'll replace both older berks and larger ticonderoga
guided missile cruisers the first ship will probably enter service in the early 2030s
ddgx stems from a navy requirement for a large surface combatant which is a destroyer or cruiser
size vessel of 10 000 tons or more as for the nomenclature ddg x stands for destroyer
dd guided missile g future x once launched the ships will drop the x and simply be referred to as
ddgs the differences between today's ticonderoga class guided missile cruisers and arleigh burke
class guided missile destroyers are largely a matter of armament the larger cruisers
have two 5-inch guns while the destroyers have one the cruisers are equipped with
122 vertical launch missile silos while the destroyers have 90 or 96 silos otherwise in
terms of sensors and overall capabilities the two ship types are largely identical
ddgx will be armed with one 5-inch gun two cram close-in weapon systems 150 kilowatt laser and
about 96 vertical launch missile systems the same as later built burke class destroyers according to
a report from u.s naval institute news the ship will also include larger more powerful radar
and an aviation flight deck and hangar for launching and recovering helicopters and drones
the destroyer will be able to accommodate a payload module that includes even more missile
silos the forward bank of 32 missile silos can be swapped out for 12 hypersonic missiles
an integrated power system will allow the navy to swap the two c-ram missile launchers
with a total of 42 short-range missiles with two 600 kilowatt lasers with a theoretically
unlimited number of shots the navy also plans for the ship to operate across a wider spectrum
of environments for greater periods of time ddgx is designed for expanded arctic operations
and the service wants to see greater fuel efficiency for longer patrols
a document shared earlier this month at the 2022 surface navy association symposium an
annual meeting of surface warfare veterans active duty personnel and industry hints that the bow is
different so that it can support arctic operations possibly it's reinforced to deal with sea ice
the ship also uses a bulbous bow which reduces drag leading to increased fuel efficiency
ddgx is surprising in a few ways for one the navy declined to use the stealthy angular design of the
zumwalt-class destroyers famously the zumwalt stealth allowed the ship to have the same radar
return as a fishing boat yet for some reason the service seems to be backing away from that
the new destroyers definitely will have some features that reduce their radar signatures
but the omission is curious for a ship likely to serve as the backbone of the fleet into the 2070s
another surprise is the destroyer having only 96 vertical launch silos compared to the 122 silos of
the cruisers they replace it'd take more than six of the new destroyers to equal the firepower of
five older cruisers having said that the optional payload module apparently includes launch silos
the navy has also expressed interest in uncrewed ships equipped with missiles as an
inexpensive means of boosting fleet firepower
ddgx along with the constellation class frigates will form the bulk of the navy's surface firepower
well into the mid 21st century it'll likely order dozens if not scores of the ships over a period
of 30 or more years just like the burke class whatever the name of the ship turns out to be
expect to see ddgx in the news over the better part of your lifetime
the warship the largest the navy attempted in more than 20 years is designed to provide the
service with the power to drive a new generation of directed energy weapons and high power sensors
that'll follow the navy's current fleet of arleigh burke class guided missile destroyers
the warship is estimated to start construction in 2028.
capabilities that we're going to need for the 21st century to continue combating the threat
are increased missile capability sensor growth directed energy weapons which actually require
a lot of power increased survivability and increased power availability deputy program
manager catherine connolly said at a wednesday briefing at the surface navy association symposium
the navy is developing the ddgx using the combat system developed from the flight 3 arleigh berks
that incorporated the new spy 6 air search radar and the baseline 10 aegis combat system
the ship will trade the traditional gas turbine propulsion system for one like the integrated
power system found on the zumwalt class of guided missile destroyers the size of the ship and
estimated costs for the program remain unclear a new warship program will run more than one billion
dollars per hole given the cost to construct a new arleigh burke and the developmental cost of the
constellation class frigate ffg 62. the program office is now working with the defense industry
to refine the basic design after creating a draft capability development document
that will hone the operational requirements part of that work will be done by the shipbuilding
industrial bays one of the key things that we're finding from that is the upfront and
early engagement of industry to help us inform our design decisions our design process and by doing
that that'll enable us to design a platform that's both producible and affordable in the future
so industry will be a part of that decision trade space as we move through the design process thanks
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