DDG(X)

DDG(X) concept as presented in the 2022 Surface Navy Association symposium
Class overview
Name	DDG(X)
Operators	United States Navy
Preceded by	Ticonderoga-class cruiser Flight II Arleigh Burke-class destroyer Flight III Zumwalt-class destroyer
Built	2032 (planned)[1]
General characteristics (conceptual)
Type	Guided-missile destroyer
Tonnage	13,290 long tons (13,500 t)
Propulsion	Integrated Power System
Sensors and processing systems	AN/SPY-6(V)1 AESA 3D radar AN/SPQ-9B surface search and fire-control radar AN/SPG-62 fire-control radar
Armament	5-inch (127-mm)/62 cal Mk 45 Mod 4 3 × 32 Mark 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) 96 cells (swappable with larger VLS systems) 2 × 21-cell (42 cells total) RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile launchers 2 × Mark 32 Surface Vessel Torpedo Tubes 150/600kW lasers (possible upgrade)
Aviation facilities	Flight deck and enclosed hangar

The DDG(X) or Next-Generation Guided-Missile Destroyer program of the United States Navy aims to develop a class of surface combatants to succeed 22 Flight II Ticonderoga-class cruisers and 28 Flight I/II Arleigh Burke-class destroyers.^[2][3] The program is the culmination of the Large Surface Combatant (LSC) initiative that followed the cancellation of CG(X) and curtailing of the procurement of the Zumwalt-class destroyers. The ships will become the principal large surface combatants of the U.S. Navy. Compared to their predecessors, they will incorporate more powerful sensors and have more room and weight margin for growth.^[4][5]