January 30, 2025, 9:03 pm
Lockheed Martin unveiled a new model of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer at the 2025 Surface Navy Association (SNA) conference in Crystal City. The design features additional vertical launch cells specifically configured for AGM-179 JAGM missiles, enabling the ship to carry up to 24 reloadable missiles for counter-UAS operations and naval fire support.
Revealed publicly for the first time at SNA 2025, the model showcases two banks of vertical launch cells, each containing 12 missiles, positioned forward of the 64-cell Mark 41 Vertical Launch System (VLS) module.
Expanding missile capacity on existing surface combatants is a top priority for the U.S. Navy.
In this video, Defense Updates analyzes Arleigh Burkes potentially getting AGM-179 JAGM.
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Chapters:
00:11 INTRODUCTION
01:53 ADDING OPTIONS to ARLEIGH BURKES
03:39 JOINT AIR-TO-GROUND MISSILE
06:50 ANALYSIS
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▶️ Narration by Scott Leffler (scottleffler.com)
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