Navy Unveils Next-Generation DDG(X) Warship Concept with Hypersonic Missiles, Lasers

[carolina73]

They need to get mass production going with any ships and subs they are talking about. Chi-na has us outnumbered 3 to 1.

As usually with the US Military - It's complete but obsolete.
Too much job security and reward is obtained by keeping projects alive.

You don't want to be like the Boston Celtics waiting for Lenny Bias to come save the team. The one big thing that was supposed to save it all.

[MMC]

As usually with the US Military - It's complete but obsolete.
Too much job security and reward is obtained by keeping projects alive.

You don't want to be like the Boston Celtics waiting for Lenny Bias to come save the team. The one big thing that was supposed to save it all.

We need to change up the appropriations of one third to the Army, Navy and Air Force. Currently we need to increase the Navy funding. While we also need to increase planes in the Air Force. At this time the Navy needs to be the priority.

[US Conservative]

Hypersonic missiles are the future

[Peter1469]

Hypersonic missiles are the future

Part of it.

[Peter1469]

Here is a guy arguing specifics of the DDG(X) design. The weapons comments look pretty relevant.

DDG(X) Quicklook

[MMC]

Here is a guy arguing specifics of the DDG(X) design. The weapons comments look pretty relevant.

DDG(X) Quicklook

With Deviant Biden and the Deviants running the show dont expect much to get done.

[Peter1469]

Navy Leads Industry Design Team for New DDGX Destroyer to Fight into 2060s

High-powered lasers to incinerate enemy drones, more deck-launched interceptor cells, larger, longer range and more lethal missiles and a breakthrough on-board power storage and distribution system are just a few of the technologies being planned for the Navy’s futuristic, next-generation Destroyer.


While largely conceptual at the moment, the Navy’s DDG X program has already made considerable progress with requirements, conceptual work and computer simulation such that some initial renderings and technology integration schemes are taking shape. Most recently, the Navy has brought two prominent shipbuilders into the process, HII and General Dynamics. These shipbuilders, both of which have in recent years-built destroyers, will contribute to the ongoing design work. They were brought in to support a Navy-led design team, according to comments made by Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday cited in USNI. The Navy is expected to take a leadership role with the ongoing design work and draw upon input from its industry partners


DDG X Destroyer Warship Program

“You've got lasers, larger arrays, an upgraded X band radar, maybe additional VLS (Vertical Launch Systems) cells, large missile launchers, and also potentially an integrated power and energy system versus just an integrated a power system,” Katie Connelly, the deputy program manager for the DDG X program office, told an audience earlier this year at the 2022 Surface Navy Association Symposium. Much progress on the ship has already been made, as the Chief of Naval Operations has approved an initial set of potential requirements and the service has drafted a preliminary Capabilities Development Document (CDD) for the ship.

“Destroyer payload module, we are designing this ship with the capability to in the future be increased in size with that block. So you would cut the ship and slide the block and to increase the size of the ship and allow for additional capability in the future,” Connelly said.


The initial focus, Connelly explained, will be on exploring a potential hull form or configuration, while moving to integrate, yet upgrade and advance many of the promising technologies now being built into the DDG 51 Flight III destroyers.


“We're going to use the Flight III combat system elements with the new hull form, which will have increased swap (Size, Weight and Power), so you can accommodate different, larger and more power dense systems,” Connelly said.

[MisterVeritis]

Can their crew's fight?

Can ours?

[MisterVeritis]

They think they can. 700 militia ships. 331 Naval vessels. To our 297.

We typically have 70 ships in the region.

[Peter1469]

Can ours?

We train our pilots in realistic exercises a great deal more than adversary nations do. Even with the less flight hours in the last few years.