Railguns and Lasers: The Navy's New Destroyer Could Have Some Killer Weapons

The Navy has nearly finished design work on a fleet of high-tech ,newly-engineered guided missile destroyers intended to accommodate emerging weapons such as lasers, railguns and advanced radar able to detect attacking anti-ship cruise missiles from more than twice the distance, service officials said.Navy officials with Naval Sea Systems Command tell Scout Warrior that design work is almost completed for the services’ Flight III DDG 51 Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyers – warships slate