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| DDG 51 Arleigh Burke Class Program | |
Product Description: Named for the Navy's most famous destroyer squadron combat commander and three-time Chief of Naval Operations, the Arleigh Burke was commissioned July 4, 1991. The DDG 51 multi-mission guided missile destroyer operates in support of carrier battle groups, surface action groups, amphibious groups and replenishment groups, providing a complete array of anti-submarine (ASW), anti-air (AAW) and anti-surface (SuW) capabilities. The ship's combat capabilities center around the Aegis combat system, the SPY-1D, multi-function, phased-array radar and the Mk-41 Vertical Launch System, which has expanded the role of the destroyer in strike warfare. Designed for survivability, the ship incorporates all-steel construction and, like most modern U.S. surface combatants, DDG 51 utilizes gas turbine propulsion. The combination of the Aegis combat system, the Vertical Launching System, an advanced anti-submarine warfare system, two embarked SH-60 LAMPS III helicopters, advanced anti-aircraft missiles and Tomahawk ASM/LAM (anti-ship & land-attack missiles), the Burke Class is the most powerful surface combatant ever put to sea.
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| DDG 1000 Program | |
Product Description: DDG 1000 (formerly DD(X)) is intended to be the first new class of warships in the US Navy’s revolutionary vision for 21st Century surface combatant designs. A changing global political landscape, coupled with budget and manpower realities, demands revolutionary changes in Naval Surface Combatants; the DDG 1000 will take these concepts from vision to reality over the next decade. The ship will be designed as a multi-mission destroyer to provide independent forward presence and deterrence or operate as an integral part of a Joint or Multi-national naval task force. Primary mission emphasis on Land Attack, Maritime Dominance and Joint Interoperability will enable DDG 1000 to control the littoral battlespace and deliver more ordnance on target over a broader range of military objectives than any surface combatant ever put to sea. The success of the DDG 1000 Program is vital to our Nation’s ability to deploy and sustain an effective, affordable worldwide naval surface force. Key program features include:
DDG 1000 introduces a wide range of new technologies that will generate tangible breakthroughs in performance and affordability. Advances such as Electric Drive/Integrated Power Systems, ship control and damage control automation, a totally integrated, ship-wide command & control system, and low-observable topside designs are potentially applicable to other shipbuilding programs, thereby offering the Navy exceptional return on investment. |
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| Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Program | |
Product Description: The Littoral Combat Ship is a key element of the Navy’s plan to address asymmetric threats. Intended to operate in coastal areas of the globe, the ship will be fast, highly maneuverable and geared to supporting mine detection/elimination, anti-submarine warfare and surface warfare, particularly against small surface craft. Six 90-day concept studies were awarded in November of 2002 for the Focused Mission High Speed Ship (FMHSS) study. General Dynamics led one of those studies. Proposals were submitted for the seven-month preliminary design phase. Three awards were made in mid-July of 2003 and General Dynamics was again selected for the next phase of the project. In May 2004, the Navy announced that the General Dynamics Team will continue development of its proposed solution. This continued development is to complete detail design, and has the provision for construction of a prototype of this new high-speed surface ship for delivery in [December 2006]. This continued development led to keel-laying of the first of this design of new high-speed surface ship in January 2006. INDEPENDENCE (LCS 2) is scheduled for delivery to the Navy in 2008. A contract for construction of a sister ship, LCS 4, was awarded in December 2006. The Navy ultimately contemplates a fleet of 55 LCS. The General Dynamics approach features an innovative trimaran hull that enables the ship to reach sustainable speeds of nearly 50 knots and range as far as 10,000 nautical miles with an unmatched interior volume and payload. The ship is designed to allow a crew of fewer than 40 sailors to fully operate, maintain and defend it. Key characteristics of the ship proposed by the General Dynamics team include:
Bath Iron Works is the prime contractor on the program. Austal USA, of Mobile, Ala., a subsidiary of Australian shipbuilder Austal Ships, is supporting final design efforts for the team’s aluminum and steel trimaran warship. General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, of Arlington, Va., is leading the ship’s open-architecture based Core Mission System design and integration from its Pittsfield, Mass. facility. Other team members include CAE of Leesburg, Va.; BAE Systems, Rockville, Md.; Maritime Applied Physics Corporation, Baltimore, Md.; Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems, Baltimore, Md.; and three other General Dynamics companies: Armament and Technical Products (Burlington, Vt.), Electric Boat (Groton, Conn.) and General Dynamics Canada (Ottawa, Ontario). Click here for additional information on the
General Dynamics Team Design. |
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