Atago-class destroyer
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The Atago class of guided-missile destroyers in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force is a modified version of the Kongō class equipped with the Aegis Combat System.
JS Ashigara
JS Kongō with JS Ashigara under construction at Mitsubishi in Nagasaki.
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The Arleigh Burke class of guided-missile destroyers is a United States Navy class of destroyers centered on the Aegis Combat System and the SPY-1D multifunction radar. The class was developed as a mo
Atago-class destroyer
…Kongō-class destroyers with a 4-meter extension of the hull. Just as the Kongō class, the superstructure is larger than aboard the American counterparts, Arleigh Burke-class Flight IIA. One of the most obvious changes is an additional hangar to carry one SH-60K helicopter. In comparison to the Kongō class which only had a…
USS Roosevelt, a Flight IIA Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, at sea
Flight I ship USS Fitzgerald with Tactical Towed Array Sonar (TACTAS) in the center of the fantail, Harpoon missile launchers, distinctive stacks, and no helicopter hangars
Flight IIA ship USS Mustin without TACTAS and no Harpoon launchers, but with helicopter hangars and new exhaust stacks design
Flight III ship USS Jack H. Lucas showing the larger AN/SPY-6 arrays, stacked rigid-hull inflatable boats, and slight exhaust stack modifications