US Navy Building New Super High-Tech Flight III Destroyers

A tug boat pulls along side the guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) on Jan. 27, 2020. (U.S. Navy Photo by Hendrick L. Dickson/Released)

FOX News/Warrior Maven: Navy builds 2nd new super high-tech Flight III destroyer

Armed with advanced lasers, cruise missiles and ship-defense interceptor weapons, the Navy’s emerging DDG 51 Flight III destroyers are designed to conduct and win major ocean wars against advanced, high-powered enemies.

As part of an accelerated effort to prepare these new ships, the Navy has now begun construction of its first new Flight III DDG 51 surface warfare destroyer at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, Maine. Similar to its under-construction predecessor, the USS Jack Lucas (DDG 125), the BIW-constructed future USS Louis H. Wilson Jr. (DDG 126) will be armed with improved weapons, advanced sensors and new radar significantly more sensitive than most current systems, changing attack and defensive options for the surface fleet.

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Update: Construction Begins on BIW’s First Flight III Arleigh Burke Class Destroyer (Naval Sea Systems Command)

WNU Editor: The US Navy is optimistic that this warship will help it dominate the seas .... Why The Navy's New Flight III DDG 51 Destroyers Will Rule The Seas (National Interest).

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