Arleigh Burke Program Manager: Flight III Production ‘On Track’

“The reason for the ship is to field the SPY-6 and the Aegis Baseline 10 for improved capability in missile defense,” Capt. Casey Moton said at a a forum sponsored by the American Society of Naval Engineers. The radar is being tested at the Pacific Missile Test Range, just completed its last anti-missile test event and did very well, Moton said.

Moton gave a brief rundown on the overall DDG-51 program, noting that 66 ships have been delivered to the Navy, the 67th could be delivered as soon as...