DWX/Red Alert increases the "realism" somewhat, although I think to a lesser extent than LWAMI. What is does do is add in a ton of additional platforms (including older Cold War stuff) and add additional player-capable platforms.
It should be noted that DWX's new user platforms are basically just mods of existing core user interfaces with slight graphics upgrades and tweaks to the capabilities rather than truly new platforms. So, you get additional frigate-type ships, but not cruisers. They did add in things like playable Charlie-Oscar ships and SSBN's though. Probably the biggest drawback to the new platforms is that there are not a lot of scenarios available that use them.
One note on LWAMI, one of the biggest changes it makes is making the AI (and user) platforms more unique. Stock DW only uses a couple of different sonars for each type of platform, so you and the enemy have a tendency to detect each other close to simultaneously. In LWAMI, you can really sneak right up on some of the poorer sonar platforms in a 688 or Seawolf.
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