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Arleigh Burke Flight III

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Manufacturer:General DynamicsIntroduced: 2023|Status: active|Origin: United States
NAVALSPEC // ARLEIGH-BURKE-FLIGHT-III
Arleigh Burke Flight III
2026 Strategic Capability IndexGlobal audited benchmark for this military asset domain
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FIREPOWER
98
MOBILITY
92
PROTECTION
92
SENSORS
98
COMBAT VALUE
95
UNIT COST
$2200.0M
Platform Dossier & Identity
IDENTITY
Typedestroyer
Categorynaval
Country🇺🇸United States
ContractorGeneral Dynamics
Statusactive
Generation5 Generation
Introduced2023
Service StatusActive
Data SourceNaval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Flight III Fact Sheet / IISS
Defense Tech Capability Scorecard
TACTICAL AUDIT
EW SUITE
96/100
Electronic Attack & Jamming Defense
STEALTH / RCS
82/100
Radar Signature Reduction
ACTIVE PROTECTIONEQUIPPED
Hard-Kill Interception
BMS BATTLE MGMTNETWORKED
Tactical Datalink Integration
Tactical Specifications Matrix
SPEC SHEET
Length155.3 m
Width20 m
Height9.3 m
Weight9,700,000 kg
Crew329 personnel
Max Speed57 km/h
Range8,100 km
Endurance60 hrs
Fuel Capacity1,300,000 L
Powerplant4x General Electric LM2500 gas turbines (100000 total shp) in COGAG configuration with upgraded 4 MW generators
Weapons & Ordnance Manifest
680 RDS AMMO
PRIMARY WEAPON
96x Mk 41 VLS cells firing SM-3 Block IIA, SM-6 Dual II, Tomahawk Block V, and ESSM Block II680 RDS
SECONDARY WEAPONS
1x 127mm (5-inch)/62 Mk 45 Mod 4 gun1x 20mm Phalanx Block 1B CIWS1x SeaRAM 11-cell launcher
GUIDED MISSILES
RIM-161 SM-3 Block IIARIM-174 SM-6 Dual IIRIM-162 ESSM Block IIUGM-109 Tomahawk Block V
TORPEDOES
6x Mk 32 triple torpedo tubes firing Mk 54 lightweight torpedoes
Avionics & Sensor Suite
SENSORS
RadarEQUIPPED
AN/SPY-6(V)1 Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) S-band 4-face AESA phased array & AN/SPQ-9B X-band radar(450 km)
Fire Control (FCS)EQUIPPED
Digital Integrated Ballistic FCS
Radar Warning (RWR)EQUIPPED
Integrated Radar Warning Receiver
ECM SuiteACTIVE ECM
Multi-Band Electronic Jammer Suite
Thermal & FLIREQUIPPED
Thermal FLIR • Infrared (IRST) • Night Vision
Sonar SuiteEQUIPPED
AN/SQQ-89(V)15 Sonar Suite with AN/SQS-53C bow sonar and AN/SQR-20 Multi-Function Towed Array Sonar (MFTA)(60 km)
Supply Chain & Industrial Intel Sheet
MIB AUDIT
PRIME CONTRACTOR75% WORKSHARE
Huntington Ingalls Industries🇺🇸
PROPULSION SYSTEM🇺🇸
Marine Gas Turbines / Nuclear / CODLOGVendor: GE AerospaceThrust/Power: Combined Gas Turbine Propulsion
RADAR / AVIONICS MANUFACTURER🇺🇸
Integrated 3D Multi-Function Naval Radar ArrayManufacturer: Raytheon TechnologiesArchitecture: 3D Naval Air Search & Fire Control Radar
PRIMARY ARMAMENT VENDOR🇺🇸
Mk 41 / Sylver Vertical Launch System & Heavy TorpedoesVendor: Lockheed Martin MissilesPayload: VLS Missile Array
SENSORS / OPTICS SUITE🇺🇸
Sonar Acoustic Suite & Optical SurveillanceVendor: L3Harris Technologies
SECURE SEMICONDUCTORS🇺🇸
Intel FederalNode: 16nm Rad-Hardened Military Silicon
Passive Armor & Countermeasures
SURVIVABILITY
Armor Compositionmedium
Armor Thickness130 mm
CountermeasuresAN/SLQ-32(V)7 SEWIP Block III with active AESA jamming, AN/SLQ-25 Nixie torpedo decoy, Mk 53 Nulka active decoys
Tactical Communications & Data Link
C4ISR
Tactical RadioLink 16 / Link 22 / CEC Cooperative Engagement Capability
Satellite UplinkEquipped
Tactical Data LinkIntegrated (Link 16/MADL)
Military EncryptionType-1 Cryptographic
Procurement & Life-Cycle Cost
COST AUDIT
Unit Purchase Cost$2,200,000,000
Annual Operating Cost$60,000,000
Annual Maintenance Cost$30,000,000
Operational Deployments & Operator Nations
1 Operator Nations~14 Active Units
Operator NationDeployment StatusEstimated Fleet Inventory
🇺🇸United StatesDomestic Operator
14units
Performance Analysis
HUD BENCHMARK
6-Axis Telemetry Ratings0-100 SCALE
Firepower
98/100
Mobility
92/100
Protection
92/100
Sensors
98/100
Reliability
94/100
Maintainability
91/100
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Additional Intelligence Information
AUDIT LOG
Intelligence SourceNaval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Flight III Fact Sheet / IISS
Last Verification Date2026-10-07