come on its 2016, is there any reason the USN still doesn't

>>31942866
China's a special case.

They have the "late adopter advantage", which makes it possible to build a fleet from ground up to the newest standards.

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>>31942866
It does.

>>31942866
Those things are very expensive, bro.

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China seems to be able to produce AESA T/R modules quiet cheaply, due to all the economy and scale.

4768 modules per face and four faces on each of the 12 052D currently active and under construction couldnt come cheaply, if the technology and production isnt already matured.

>>31943010
They have domestic production of rare-earth metals for that. And access to latest micro-technology production lines.

>>31942866
>>31942929

Zumwalt is coming and it will make the above a thing of the past.

>>31943478
Zumwalt is already dead.
Order was cut to only three ships and the ammunition for its gun got canceled.

>>31943478
Like anon said it's a stillborn project.

>>31943489
Considering the cannons it mounts are just a placeholder for railguns, that's no surprise.

>>31943513
Anon..There's no Railgun...

It's just another money dump for laundry and shit.

>>31943513
Zumwalt is dead...

They will keep Burke because it's superior to any ship of it class today and the near future.

>>31943489
>Order was cut to only three ships and the ammunition for its gun got canceled.

You mean according to an article that claims LRLAP cost twice what they actually do, and ignores other ammunition types that are available and cheaper?

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>>31943526
>Anon..There's no Railgun...

Talking like that is not the way to show you know what you are talking about.

>>31943563
Good...Now find me a power source to feed it.

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>>31943574
Read the labels, the 155mm guns can fire the same projectiles.

>>31943536
I thought the new Burkes were going to have AESA radars though?

HOW COME OUR SUBS DONT HAVE ESCAPE PODS

RUSSIAN SUBS GET ESCAPE PODS

WTF IS THIS BULLSHIT

>>31943536

Burke isn't stealth.

A Zumwalt can support landings better in every way.

>>31944095
Flight III are getting SPY-6.

>>31943536
FY16 had the first Flight III Burke order, which has an AESA radar.

>>31944172
Woops meant to reply >>31944095

>>31944172
>>31944170
And SPY-6 is a scalable radar, at the size used on a Burke it can see an object half the size at twice the distance a SPY-1 can.