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US has eye on Chinese navy with new warship in the works, analysts say
- Construction of the next-generation DDG(X) is expected to start in 2028
- It is in response to advanced anti-access and area denial systems and China’s increasingly sophisticated fleet, analyst says
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US plans to build a new warship are a clear response to the growing power of the Chinese navy to deter US operations, especially in disputed waters in the western Pacific, according to analysts.
The United States is expected to start building its next-generation DDG(X) warship in 2028 to replace older vessels, according to a US Congressional Research Service report released on January 13.
USNI News, the online news service of the US Naval Institute, reported that it would be the biggest warship the US Navy had tried to build in more than 20 years.
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It will be designed to “drive a new generation of directed energy weapons and high-power sensors that will follow the navy’s current fleet of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers”, according to the report.
“The DDG(X) will use the combat system developed from the Flight III Arleigh Burkes that incorporated the new SPY-6 air search radar, a new application that enables ship commanders to locate and discriminate multiple approaching threats at one time,” USNI News reported.
The announcement comes as the two countries vie for dominance of the South China Sea and tensions rise between the two powers over Taiwan.
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