First commissioned in 1991, the Arleigh Burke-class of guided missile destroyers is the U.S. Navy’s first class of destroyers built around Lockheed Martin’s Aegis Combat System and the SPY-1D multi-function phased array radar. Named after the Chief of Naval Operations under the Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations, the Arleigh Burke is notably the first U.S. Navy class to be outfitted with anti-NBC (Nuclear, Biological, Chemical) warfare protection.
Engineered with a variety of advanced technology and survivability systems, the Arleigh Burke-class DDG is designed to meet the threats of today’s battlefield, as well as those of upcoming decades. To engage anti-ship missile threats, the Arleigh Burke-class destroyers are integrated with the Lockheed Martin-produced Aegis Combat System (ACS) which forms a cohesive unit with the DDGs’ sensors and weapon systems. The Aegis system consists of four subsystems-AN / SPY-1 multifunction naval radar, command and decision system (CDS), Aegis display system (ADS), and the weapon control system (WCS). Receiving data from onboard and external sensors, the CDS of the Aegis system provides command, control, and threat assessment via satellite communications. Receiving instruction from the CDS is the WCS of the Aegis system, which selects weaponry by interfacing with the weapon fire control systems of the destroyer.
The entirety of the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer is constructed from steel (except for the two aluminum funnels), with vital areas reinforced by dual layers of steel and 70 tons of Kevlar armor. The DDG has a rotorcraft platform for rearming and refueling of a LAMPS III Sikorsky SH-60B/F Seahawk helicopter.
The construction of the Arleigh Burke-class destroyers is split among industry teams. Based in Pascagoula, Mississippi, Northrup Grumman Ship Systems (formerly known as Litton Ingalls Shipbuilding) won contracts for the production of 28 vessels. Based off the coast of Maine, General Dynamics - Bath Iron Works was awarded contracts for 34 vessels. The initial 21 ships (DDG 51 through DDG 71) are designated as Flight I. The following seven (DDG 72-DDG 78) are known as Flight II. The next 34 vessels are designated Flight IIA.
Builder | Bath Iron Works, Huntington Ingalls Industries |
SPY-1 Radar and Combat System Integrato | Lockheed-Martin |
Date Deployed | July 4, 1991 (USS Arleigh Burke) |
Propulsion | Four General Electric LM 2500-30 gas turbines; two shafts, 100,000 total shaft horsepower. |
Length | Flights I and II (DDG 51-78): 505 feet (153.92 meters); Flight IIA (DDG 79 AF): 509 feet (155.29 meters). |
Beam | 59 feet (18 meters). |
Displacement | DDG 51 through 71: 8,230 L tons (8,362.06 metric tons) full load DDG 72 through 78: 8,673 L tons (8,775.6 metric tons) full load DDG 79 and Follow: 9,496 L tons (9,648.40 metric tons) full load. |
Speed | In excess of 30 knots. |
Crew | 276 |
Armament | Standard Missile (SM-2MR); Vertical Launch ASROC (VLA) missiles; Tomahawk; six MK-46 torpedoes (from two triple tube mounts); Close In Weapon System (CIWS), 5MK 45 Gun, Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM) (DDG 79 AF) |
Aircraft | Two LAMPS MK III MH-60 B/R helicopters with Penguin/Hellfire missiles and MK 46/MK 50 torpedoes. |
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