The Arleigh Burke class employs all-steel construction and is comprised of three separate variants or “Flights”: DDG 51-71 represent the original design and are designated Flight I ships ...

What You Need to Know: In response to rising tensions with China, the U.S. Navy will extend the service life of 12 Arleigh Burke-class destroyers ... of each ship’s service life is based ...

According to the U.S. Navy, each Arleigh Burke-class destroyer has been “built ... system that provides vastly increased capability over Flight IIA ships. The AMDR has enabled Flight III ships ...