US Navy exercises option for additional Arleigh Burke-class destroyer

The 513-foot (156-metre) destroyers built by GDBIW will each be powered by four GE LM2500 gas turbines that deliver a speed of 31 knots.

Armament will include a 127mm naval gun, 25mm autocannons, a 20mm close-in weapon system, torpedoes, surface-to-air missiles, and Tomahawk land attack cruise missiles.