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USS Roosevelt (DDG 80)
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The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) recently joined Sixth Fleet as a Forward Deployed Naval Forces-Europe (FDNF-E) ship in Rota, Spain. Roosevelt is one of the few destroyers in the Surface Navy with the Advanced Capability Build (ACB-12/BMD 5.0) which provides software upgrades for combat systems modernization. The ship has the following integrated weapons and sensors: Cooperative Engagement Capability; ESSM; Mk 15 Close-In Weapon System Block 1B; Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP); and Nulka decoys.  Roosevelt is also the only destroyer with the SPQ-9B radar onboard and the first Flight IIA FDNF-E in Sixth Fleet, providing the ability to deploy with two embarked Lamps MK III MH-60B Sea Hawk Helicopters.

 
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