The Navy is sharing details about one of its most anticipated shipbuilding programs, the DDG(X) large surface combatant. The service’s next-generation guided missile destroyer will maximize design efficiency and interoperability and will feature an upgraded hull and integrated power system, according to service leaders.
The platform will leverage the Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyer’s combat systems capability, said Tom Rivers, executive director for the amphibious, auxiliary and sealift office at the Navy’s program office for ships under Naval Sea Systems Command.
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