The Navy's next generation of destroyers will look different from the latest Arleigh Burke-class destroyer Wayne E. Meyer, shown here arriving at its new homeport of San Diego in December. MC3 Joshua Martin / Navy Next-Gen Burkes May Push Limit Of DDG Frame -- Navy Times
The Navy’s next batch of workhorse destroyers will likely be larger, sport a different-looking superstructure and could carry a new set of weapons, according to a Navy official and congressional reports.
Service officials committed the Navy to a new variety of the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in appearances around Washington over February and March, even rolling out the term “Flight III” for a ship that will combine much of what sailors already know in today’s Flight I, II and IIA ships with advanced refinements that designers hope are ready in the next few years.
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