Competing to build the 21st-century destroyer
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The US Navy will soon award a contract for the construction of its next-generation DD-21 land-attack destroyer. The warship will be used to support Marine and Army units involved in littoral and ocean operations worldwide. The land-attack destroyer will be armed with tactical missile systems, 155mm vertical gun, 5-inch/62-caliber deck gun and Tomahawk cruise missiles that can hit targets located 1,600 nautical miles away. The ship will be equipped with automated systems to reduce its crew level to 95 personnel.
Publication Name: Sea Power
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0199-1337
Year: 1998
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Flight IIA Burke DDGs score against missiles
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Two Flight IIA Arleigh Burke-class Aegis guided missile destroyers (DDGs), on firing exercises prior to their commissioning in the US Navy in late 2000, were able to successfully intercept drone targets using standard surface-to-air missiles and the service's most advanced computer program. The Baseline 6 Phase 1 Aegis system, built by Moorestown, NJ-based Lockheed Martin Naval Electronics and Surveillance Systems, was used by the DDGs to score direct hits on specific targets.
Publication Name: Sea Power
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0199-1337
Year: 2000
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Extending Aegis step by step: the USN is pursuing a round of upgrades for Arleigh Burke-class DDGs
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The article details efforts by the US Navy to upgrade its Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, particularly in the area of electronics.
Publication Name: Jane's International Defense Review
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0020-6512
Year: 2000
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