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Arleigh Burke vs Rajput

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Specifications
Arleigh Burke Rajput
Origin 🇺🇸 United States 🇷🇺 Russia
Category Destroyer Destroyer
Type Guided-missile destroyer Guided-missile destroyer
Manufacturer Ingalls Shipbuilding 61 Kommunara Shipbuilding Plant
Year introduced 1991 1980
Number built 78 units 5 units
Estimated unit price $2,200 million NA
Displacement 9,900 tons 4,974 tons
Maximum speed 31.0 knots 35.0 knots
Range 4,400 nm at 20 knots 4,500 nm at 2600 knots
Length 155.3 m 146.5 m
Beam 20.0 m 15.8 m
Crew 323 320
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Armament & Systems
Arleigh Burke Rajput
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)
  • 8 × BrahMos (inclined launchers)
  • 8 × BrahMos aft VLS
  • 4 × SS-N-2D Styx AShM
  • 2 × S-125M twin arm launcher
  • 2 × 8 VL-SRSAM
  • 2 × 8 Barak VLS
  • 1 × AK-726 twin 3" naval gun
  • 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm naval gun
  • 4 × 30 mm AK-630M CIWS
  • 1 × 533 mm PTA 533 quintuple torpedo tube launcher
  • 2 × RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launcher
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) 4 × Zorya-Mashproekt M3E gas turbines in COGAG, 72,000 hp (54,000 kW); 2 shafts

Overview

The Arleigh Burke and the Rajput are both Destroyer classes.

Displacement is 9,900 tons for the Arleigh Burke vs 4,974 tons for the Rajput. The Arleigh Burke reaches 31 knots vs 35 knots for the Rajput. Operational range is 4,400 nautical miles for the Arleigh Burke vs 4,500 for the Rajput. The Arleigh Burke carries a crew of 323 vs 320 for the Rajput.

The Arleigh Burke was produced in 78 units vs 5 for the Rajput. The Arleigh Burke was commissioned in 1991, 11 years after the Rajput (1980).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Arleigh Burke-class or Rajput-class?
The Arleigh Burke-class has greater displacement at 9,900 tons compared to the Rajput-class's 4,974 tons.
Which is faster, the Arleigh Burke-class or Rajput-class?
The Rajput-class is faster with a maximum speed of 35 knots compared to the Arleigh Burke-class's 31 knots.
Which has longer range, the Arleigh Burke-class or Rajput-class?
The Rajput-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 Rajput-class?
The Arleigh Burke-class is longer at 155.3 meters compared to the Rajput-class's 146.5 meters.
How many crew members do the Arleigh Burke-class and Rajput-class have?
The Arleigh Burke-class has a larger crew complement of 323 compared to the Rajput-class's 320 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Arleigh Burke-class or Rajput-class?
The Arleigh Burke-class has been built in greater numbers with 78 vessels compared to 5 vessels of the Rajput-class.