These warships are multi-mission destroyers able to conduct anti-aircraft warfare (AAW) with Aegis and surface-to-air missiles tactical land strikes with Tomahawk missiles anti-submarine warfare (ASW) with towed array sonar, anti-submarine rockets, and ASW helicopters and anti-surface warfare (ASuW) with Harpoon missiles. With an overall length of 505 to 509.5 feet (153.9 to 155.3 m), displacement ranging from 8,300 to 9,700 tons, and weaponry including over 90 missiles, the Arleigh Burke-class destroyers are larger and more heavily armed than many previous classes of guided-missile cruisers. The class is named for Admiral Arleigh Burke, an American destroyer officer in World War II and later Chief of Naval Operations. The Arleigh Burke class of guided-missile destroyers (DDGs) is a United States Navy class of destroyer centered around the Aegis Combat System and the SPY-1D multi-function passive electronically scanned array radar.

Flights IIA & III: Flight deck and enclosed hangars for two MH-60R LAMPS III helicopters.

Flights I & II: Flight deck only, but LAMPS III electronics installed on landing deck for coordinated DDG-51/helo ASW operations.

Flights IIA & III: Up to two MH-60R Seahawk LAMPS III helicopters.

Mark 54 Lightweight Torpedo (24 torpedoes)ġ30 tons of Kevlar splinter protection around vital areas.

RIM-162 ESSM quad-packed configuration (DDG-79 onwards).

RIM-161 Anti-Ballistic Missile (BMD-equipped ships).

Flights IIA & III: 1 × 32-cell, 1 × 64-cell (96 total cells) Mk 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS):.

Flights I & II: 1 × 29-cell, 1 × 61-cell (90 total cells) Mk 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS).2 × Mk 141 Harpoon Anti-Ship Missile Launcher (Flights I & II only).DDG-88: 1 × High Energy Laser and Integrated Optical-dazzler with Surveillance (HELIOS).1 × Optical Dazzling Interdictor, Navy (ODIN).DDG-81 onwards: 1 × 5-inch (127 mm)/62 Mk 45 Mod 4 (lightweight gun).AN/SLQ-25 Nixie Torpedo Countermeasures.TB-37U multi-function towed array sonar (DDG-113 onwards).AN/SQR-19 tactical towed array sonar (Flight I, II, IIA).AN/SQQ-89 ASW combat system, consisting of:.

Mk 20 electro-optical sight system (Flight III).Mk 46 optical sight system (Flight I, II, IIA).BridgeMaster E surface search/navigation radar (DDG-87 onwards).AN/SPS-73(V)12 surface search/ navigation radar (DDG-51 – DDG-86).AN/SPQ-9B surface search and fire-control radar (DDG-119 onwards).AN/SPY-6(V)1 AESA 3D radar (Flight III).AN/SPY-1D PESA 3D radar (Flight I, II, IIA).Flight IIA: 23 officers, 300 enlisted.

coupled to two shafts, each driving a five-bladed reversible controllable-pitch propeller.4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines each generating 26,250 bhp (19,570 kW).USS Arleigh Burke, the lead ship of the class, in 2013

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