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Arleigh Burke-class Destroyer
The most numerous surface combatant class in the U.S. Navy, an Aegis-equipped guided-missile destroyer built by both Huntington Ingalls and General Dynamics Bath Iron Works. Over 70 ships are in service across three flight variants.
In service since 1991 · 1 operator countries
Compiled from public sources ·primary reference ↗ ·last verified 2026-07-02
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💲 ≈ $1,900,000,000 — Approximate Flight III unit cost
Procurement snapshot
Availability & export
US ITAR-controlled
Export needs U.S. State Dept (DDTC) approval; end-use & re-transfer restrictions apply.
Channel: Foreign Military Sales (FMS) or Direct Commercial Sale
Fielded & proven
Limited · 1 operator
In service since 1991. Status: active · ~74 built.
Lifecycle cost (est.)
$4.8B – $6.7B
Acquisition is only ~30% of lifecycle cost — operating & support dominate over ~35 yrs. Rough 2.5–3.5× the unit price.
Interoperability
Derived guidance from public data — export regime by country of origin, lifecycle from the GAO ~30% acquisition rule. Verify eligibility, pricing and offsets with the manufacturer and your acquisition authority.
Full specifications
Firepower
Armament, payload and guidance.
- Main armament
Primary weapon: main gun, cannon or missile type.
- 5-inch Mk 45 naval gun
- VLS cells
Vertical-launch missile cells on a warship — a proxy for magazine depth. Higher means more missiles before rearming.
- 96 Top 9% of warships
Physical
Dimensions, weight and crew.
- Length
Overall length including gun/probe where applicable.
- 155.3 m
Sensors & avionics
Radar, sensor suite and datalinks.
- Radar
Primary radar. AESA (active electronically scanned array) is the current state of the art.
- AN/SPY-1D Aegis phased array radar
- Sensors
IRST, EO/IR turrets, laser designators, sniper pods, thermal sights.
- Aegis Combat System
Program
Cost, production scale and operators.
- Unit cost
Approximate flyaway/unit cost where public. Defense pricing varies hugely by contract, offsets and configuration. Lower is cheaper.
- $1,900,000,000 Stronger than 28% of warships
- Units built
Total production run. Higher means proven manufacturing, mature logistics and spares availability.
- 74 Top 1% of warships
- Operator countries
Number of countries operating the system. More operators means broader support ecosystem.
- 1 Stronger than 45% of warships
Specifications compiled from public Huntington Ingalls Industries and reference sources ↗. Published defense figures are approximations — treat comparisons as directional. Last verified 2026-07-02.
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What is the main armament of the Huntington Ingalls Industries Arleigh Burke-class Destroyer? +
The Huntington Ingalls Industries Arleigh Burke-class Destroyer's primary weapon is the 5-inch Mk 45 naval gun.
What is the Huntington Ingalls Industries Arleigh Burke-class Destroyer used for? +
The Huntington Ingalls Industries Arleigh Burke-class Destroyer is a warship typically used for air defense.
How many countries operate the Huntington Ingalls Industries Arleigh Burke-class Destroyer? +
The Huntington Ingalls Industries Arleigh Burke-class Destroyer is operated by 1 countries.
How much does the Huntington Ingalls Industries Arleigh Burke-class Destroyer cost? +
The Huntington Ingalls Industries Arleigh Burke-class Destroyer has an approximate unit cost of 1,900,000,000 USD. Defense pricing varies by contract, offsets and configuration — treat this as directional.
