Let's relight this thread!
I will beginning a project soon. It will be a lengthened Burke to take the place of the Ticos. It will accomplish the following mission requirements:
Area AAW
Area ASW
Credible NGFS
ASW
Credible Naval Strike via missile and gunfire
Anti-swarm
This will have an armored hull, both internal and external, and have facilities for flags. It will also have the capability to support SOF operations. The radar array would be similar to this:
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Rather than working with a full SPY system that adds $1B to a ship.