DDX vs Iver Huitfeldt
DDX vs Iver Huitfeldt at a glance — displacement 13,500 vs 6,645 tons, length 180 vs 138 m, crew 251 vs 165.
Specifications
|
DDX |
Iver Huitfeldt |
| Origin |
🇮🇹 Italy |
🇩🇰 Denmark |
| Category |
Destroyer |
Frigate |
| Type |
Guided-missile destroyer |
Air-defense frigate |
| Manufacturer |
Orizzonte Sistemi Navali (Fincantieri, Leonardo) |
Odense Staalskibsværft |
| Year introduced |
2033 |
2012 |
| Number built |
NA |
3 units |
| Estimated unit price |
NA |
$325 million |
| Displacement |
13,500 tons |
6,645 tons |
| Maximum speed |
NA |
30.0 knots |
| Range |
4,000 nm |
9,000 nm at 18 knots |
| Length |
180.0 m |
138.7 m |
| Beam |
NA |
19.8 m |
| Crew |
251 |
165 |
Armament & Systems
|
DDX |
Iver Huitfeldt |
| Armament |
- ~80-cell Sylver vertical launching system (A50 and A70 modules), as reported before the 2026 contract
- Aster 30 Block 1NT and Aster 15 surface-to-air missiles (MBDA)
- MdCN land-attack cruise missiles
- Teseo Mk2/E anti-ship missiles
- 1 × Leonardo 127/64 mm gun (Vulcano guided ammunition)
- 3 × Leonardo 76/62 mm guns (Strales/DART)
- 2 × triple torpedo tubes for MU90 Impact torpedoes
|
- 32-cell Mark 41 Vertical Launching System for up to 32 SM-2 IIIA surface-to-air missiles
- 12 × Mk.56 VLS fitting 24 RIM-162 ESSM
- 16 × Harpoon Block II SSM
- 2 × OTO Melara 76 mm mainguns
- 1 × Oerlikon Millennium 35 mm Naval Revolver Gun System CIWS
- 2 × dual MU90 Impact ASW torpedo launchers
- Naval Strike Missiles (NSM)
|
| Propulsion |
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Four MTU 8000 20V M70 diesel engines, 8.2 MW each, Two shafts, CODAD |
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Which has greater displacement, the DDX-class or Iver Huitfeldt-class?
The DDX-class has greater displacement at 13,500 tons compared to the Iver Huitfeldt-class's 6,645 tons.
Which has longer range, the DDX-class or Iver Huitfeldt-class?
The Iver Huitfeldt-class has a longer range at 9,000 nautical miles compared to the DDX-class's 4,000 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the DDX-class or Iver Huitfeldt-class?
The DDX-class is longer at 180.0 meters compared to the Iver Huitfeldt-class's 138.7 meters.
How many crew members do the DDX-class and Iver Huitfeldt-class have?
The DDX-class has a larger crew complement of 251 compared to the Iver Huitfeldt-class's 165 crew members.