New Radar Could Require DDG-51 Combat Capability Trade-offs

The U.S. Navy may have to strip the DDG-51 Arleigh Burke destroyer of combat capability to make room for the service’s proposed Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR). “The Navy ... told us that removing combat capability from DDG-51 may be required in an effort to manage weight after adding AMDR...

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