What is Arleigh Burke-class destroyer?
The '''''Arleigh Burke-class''''' of guided-[[missile]] [[destroyer]]s (DDGs) is class of destroyers in the [[United States Navy]]. This class is named after Admiral Arleigh Burke, an American destroyer officer during [[World War II]] who became the Chief of Naval Operations. In terms of size and armament, the Arleigh Burke-class destroyers pass several of the previous classes of guided-missile [[cruiser]]s in capabilities.<ref>{{cite web |title=Destroyers (DDG 51) |url=https://www.navy.mil/Resources/Fact-Files/Display-FactFiles/Article/2169871/destroyers-ddg-51/ |publisher=United States Navy |accessdate=7 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=DDG 51 Arleigh Burke Class Destroyer |url=https://www.military.com/equipment/ddg-51-arleigh-burke-class-destroyer |publisher=Military.com |accessdate=7 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Navy’s Next-Generation Destroyer Looks Unaffordable. The Service Needs To Keep Improving What It Already Has. |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/lorenthompson/2023/07/06/the-navys-next-generation-destroyer-looks-unaffordable-the-service-needs-to-keep-improving-what-it-already-has/?sh=43472c2e11f5 |publisher=Forbes |accessdate=7 January 2024}}</ref> ==Operational history== The Arleigh Burke-class of destroyers first saw combat through Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM) strikes against Iraq during [[Operation Desert Strike]] in 1996.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://www.surflant.usff.navy.mil/Organization/Operational-Forces/Destroyers/USS-Laboon-DDG-58/About-Us/History/ |access-date=2023-03-02 |website=surflant.usff.navy.mil |archive-date=2 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230302173805/https://www.surflant.usff.navy.mil/Organization/Operational-Forces/Destroyers/USS-Laboon-DDG-58/About-Us/History/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Between September 3-4, 1996, the USS ''Laboon'' and USS ''Russell'' launched 21 of these missiles.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Truver |first=Scott |date=1997-05-01 |title=The U.S. Navy in Review |url=https://www.usni.org/magazines/p