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DDG(X): The U.S. Navy’s Giant Destroyer Mistake
Early this year, the Navy presented a new DDG(X) rendering. The ship does not have the 5-inch Mark 45 Mod 4 main gun this time. Earlier renderings have included this weapon onboard. The first ...
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New Renderings Show the DDG(X) Destroyer Missing Its Main Gun
A new spherical radome is located where two AN/SPG-62 illuminators were located on the 2022 rendering, following the design ...
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The Navy’s DDG(X) Destroyer Won’t Sail Until at Least 2032
A new spherical radome is located where two AN/SPG-62 illuminators were located on the 2022 rendering, following the design philosophy of the FFG-62 class in striking radar illuminators from the ...
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Japan accelerates naval shipbuilding with new OPVs, destroyers and amphibious craft
Japan Marine United has made advances in OPV construction, as it unveils next-gen DDGX concepts and expands fast-landing craft fleet for island defence. Japan Marine United (JMU), a major naval ...
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Surface Navy 2022: US Navy remains committed to DDGX concept
The US Navy (USN) plans to make the DDGX its large-surface combatant of the future fleet, even as it modernises its guided-missile destroyer (DDG) flotilla, according to Rear Admiral Paul Schlise ...