Originally posted by JCT
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-The Ford has both SPY-3 (s-band) and SPY-4 (x-band) radars.
-I had not heard that follow on Ford-class may not get both radars.
-The SPY-3 was eliminated from the Zumwalt-class, leaving just the SPY-4 installed.
-Flight III Arleigh Burke-class ships will have SPY-6 installed, which is the AMDR (air/missile defense radar) which is essentially SPY-3/4 combined into a single system, although the s-band and x-band retain separate radar panels.
The Type 346 radar installed on the Type 055-class would be analogous to the SPY-6.
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