Navy Unveils Next-Generation DDG(X) Warship Concept with Hypersonic Missiles, Lasers

USNI ^ | 1/12/22 | Sam LaGrone

[MAGA2017]

But how "diverse" will the crew be? Democrats want to know.

[Secret Agent Man]

2028

6 years from now

We only have 9 years left before its all over

Not sure why we’re planning for anything that far out

[rktman]

Most importantly, will there be designated safe spaces? The ship itself looks pretty nice for a rendering.

[Rebelbase]

Here’s to hoping the first generation of hypersonic naval weapons have a better track record than our early WWII Mark 14 torpedoes.

[alternatives?]

Can it avoid freighters?

[Lurkinanloomin]

The LGBTQ+IA crew will wreck it into something first day out.

[Sarcazmo]

They should want their future ships to have ultra hypersonic missiles and lasers 100x more powerful. Amateurs.

[Uncle Miltie]

Sharks with friggin lasers?

[WellyP]

Bath Iron Works will be ready!

[Houserino]

I suppose they won’t be looking like such a leap like the Zumwalts. But a laser-based defense shield seems so advanced. Especially without a nuclear power source.

[Ken522]

The Navy is also calling for a ship that can travel 50 percent farther and spend 120 times longer time on station.

The DD(X) will be one heck of a ship!

[Rummyfan]

I hope these new destroyers are better designed and built than the LCS has been.

[llevrok]

I hope it’s not the same engineers and naval architects that designed the Gerald Ford. The buzzers and bells need to work.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

Maybe we should hire some sailors from Eastern Europe to man it. Our "boyz" are too busy getting their gender change operations.

[Rummyfan]

[Leaning Right]

> The Navy wants its next warship to fire hypersonic missiles ... <

Each shell for the USS Zumwalt‘s cannon reportedly costs $800,000, making them too expensive to fire for practice. I wonder how much each of those hypersonic missiles will cost.

[WMarshal]

Jet turbines can crank out a lot of power. The main benefit of nuclear power is not providing more electricity at peak need, it provides power for years without refueling. The Ford class carriers could probably sail 30 years without refueling - that’s millions of miles of going anywhere you want.

They would however need refueling for the planes - unless we have secret black nuclear-powered military aircraft that we haven’t told anyone about.

[ClearCase_guy]

I wonder how much each of those hypersonic missiles will cost.

"If you have to ask, you can't afford it."

[SuperLuminal]

I’m assuming that instead of that dreary camouflage paint scheme they will be painted pretty & pink and have flower gardens on the decks...

[17th Miss Regt]

You don’t need a nuclear power source. You store the energy in a large battery and as the battery is drained the windmills on the back will replenish them.