Aug 24, 2020 · Background: The US Navy’s Spruance-class Destroyer (DD) was a mainstay of the fleet at the end of the Cold War, but rapidly found itself obsolete in the new world order. …

Jul 26, 2006 · In this fight you have a Spruance Class Destroyer Upgrade (Aka Uber Spru Can and Spruance Dreadnought) vs a Aleigh Burke Flight II A destroyer. The battle is taking place …

Aug 24, 2020 · The Spruance doesn't need a director in such a scenario, it just tell's the missile 'look here' and that's it. Cooperative engagement capacity is a relatively new concept …

May 27, 2001 · That same hull design was also used in the four Kidd class Guided Missile destroyers, and was the basis for the hull design of the Ticonderoga class Guided Missile …

Dec 3, 2018 · Pre-refit Albany was an Oregon City-class cruiser, one of the prettiest ships the US Navy ever built. Converting her like that was sacrilege. Also, it's more like a hundred SM-2, …

Oct 20, 2020 · The only Air-Capable Spruance with a solid displacement figure was the Grumman/Santa Fe design, which had a displacement of 9,000 tons. It was basically a …

Sep 5, 2006 · As far as I understand, the United States has a huge number of Spruance class destroyers. Most have a forward 64 cell VLS. Assuming a Nation, theoretically Taiwan, was …

Nov 25, 2025 · On April 2, 2024, the Navy announced significant projected delays in several of its shipbuilding programs. As part of this announcement, the Navy stated that deliveries of …

Mar 22, 2016 · In this fight we have the USS Spruance (DDG-111) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia vs A Kirov Class Battlecruiser Kirov-class battlecruiser - Wikipedia, the free …

Nov 25, 2025 · Why would they build things around incorporating foreign designs wholesale? They've certainly sought lessons and taken pointers from foreign designs before - the Iroquois …