Arleigh Burke vs Brahmaputra

The Arleigh Burke and the Brahmaputra are both Destroyer classes. The Arleigh Burke displaces 9,900 tons — 2.6x the Brahmaputra's 3,850 tons. The Arleigh Burke reaches 31 knots vs 30 knots for the Brahmaputra. Operational range is 4,400 nautical miles for the Arleigh Burke vs 4,500 for the Brahmaputra. The Arleigh Burke carries a crew of 323 vs 350 for the Brahmaputra. The Arleigh Burke was produced in 78 units vs 3 for the Brahmaputra. The Arleigh Burke was commissioned in 1991, 9 years before the Brahmaputra (2000).

American guided-missile destroyer, 9,900 tons displacement, entered service in 1991.
Origin 🇺🇸 United States
Category Destroyer
Type Guided-missile destroyer
Manufacturer Ingalls Shipbuilding
Year introduced 1991
Number built 78 units
Estimated unit price $2,200 million
Indian guided-missile frigate, introduced in 2000, has a 3,850 tons displacement.
Origin 🇮🇳 India
Category Destroyer
Type Guided-missile frigate
Manufacturer Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
Year introduced 2000
Number built 3 units
Estimated unit price NA
Displacement 9,900 tons
Maximum speed 31.0 knots
Range 4,400 nm at 20 knots
Length 155.3 m
Beam 20.0 m
Crew 323
Propulsion 4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines each generating 26,250 bhp (19,570 kW); coupled to two shafts, each driving a five-bladed reversible controllable-pitch propeller; Total output: 105,000 bhp (78,000 kW)
Armament
  • 1 × 127 mm/54 Mk 45 Mod 1/2 or 1 × 127 mm/62 Mk 45 Mod 4 lightweight gun
  • 1 or 2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS
  • 1 × SeaRAM (on select ships)
  • 2 × 25 mm M242 Bushmaster equipped Mk 38 machine gun systems
  • 4 × 12.7 mm M2 Browning heavy machine guns
  • 2 × Mk 141 Harpoon anti-ship missile launchers (Flights I & II only)
  • 4 × Naval Strike Missile (DDG-62)
  • 90 or 96 cell Mk 41 vertical launching system (BGM-109 Tomahawk, RIM-161 SM-3, RIM-174 SM-6, RIM-156 SM-2ER Blk. IV, RIM-66 SM-2MR, RIM-162 ESSM, RUM-139 vertical launch ASROC)
  • 2 × Mark 32 triple torpedo tubes (Mark 46, Mark 50, or Mark 54 lightweight torpedoes)
  • 1 × Optical Dazzling Interdictor, Navy (on select ships)
  • 1 × HELIOS laser (DDG-88)
Displacement 3,850 tons
Maximum speed 30.0 knots
Range 4,500 nm at 12 knots
Length 126.4 m
Beam 14.5 m
Crew 350
Propulsion 2 BHEL Bhopal steam turbines delivering 22,370 kW (30,000 shp) to 2 shafts
Armament
  • 16 × Kh-35 (SS-N-25) SSM (4 × quadruple KT-184 launchers)
  • 24 × Barak point-defence surface-to-air missiles (3 × 8 cell VLS units)
  • 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm gun
  • 4 × AK-630 6-barreled 30 mm gatling gun
  • 2 × triple ILAS 3 324 mm torpedo tubes (Whitehead A244S anti-submarine torpedoes)

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Arleigh Burke-class or Brahmaputra-class?
The Arleigh Burke-class has greater displacement at 9,900 tons compared to the Brahmaputra-class's 3,850 tons.
Which is faster, the Arleigh Burke-class or Brahmaputra-class?
The Arleigh Burke-class is faster with a maximum speed of 31 knots compared to the Brahmaputra-class's 30 knots.
Which has longer range, the Arleigh Burke-class or Brahmaputra-class?
The Brahmaputra-class has a longer range at 4,500 nautical miles compared to the Arleigh Burke-class's 4,400 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Arleigh Burke-class or Brahmaputra-class?
The Arleigh Burke-class is longer at 155.3 meters compared to the Brahmaputra-class's 126.4 meters.
How many crew members do the Arleigh Burke-class and Brahmaputra-class have?
The Brahmaputra-class has a larger crew complement of 350 compared to the Arleigh Burke-class's 323 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Arleigh Burke-class or Brahmaputra-class?
The Arleigh Burke-class has been built in greater numbers with 78 vessels compared to 3 vessels of the Brahmaputra-class.