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Believe it or not, budgetary politics played as much role in designing the Arleigh Burke class destroyer as naval engineers did. So let's take a look at the entire story of how the Burke-class came to be while focusing on the most revolutionary part - the Aegis Combat System. This is #notwhatyouthink #nwyt #longs

Music:
The League - Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen
To the Last Man - Jon Bjork
Wet Exit - Addie Horner
Flightmode - Chris Shards
As History Unfolds - Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen
Floating Kite - Tellsonic
Shoot to Pay - Elliot Holmes
1978 - Tellsonic
For the History Books - Alec Slayne
Pink Gloves - J.F. Gloss
Uncharted Planet - FormantX

00:00 Introduction
00:47 High-Low Mix Philosophy
3:40 The Arleigh "Brick" Nickname
5:48 How Burke-Class Differs from Previous Classes
7:21 Revolution #1: Spy-1 Radar vs Legacy Radar
9:01 Revolution #2: Vertical Launch System vs Above Deck Launcher
10:44 Revolution #3: Reaction Time
11:17 Evolution of Arleigh Burke-class
13:23 Why Replace Zumwalt destroyer with Burke Flight III
15:00 Why Flight III is the end of Arleigh Burke-class
18:29 DDG (X) The Next Generation Destroyer

Footage:
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