"Instead, it is an evolutionary dead-end (an expensive one at that)," Weichert stated bluntly, adding, "Of all the government boondoggles, the United States Navy's Zumwalt-class destroyer might be ...

The US Navy's newest and biggest toy is the imposing Zumwalt-class guided-missile destroyer, a svelte, stealthy entry designed to complement the Navy's large fleet of Arleigh Burke-class DDGs.

What You Need to Know: The U.S. Navy’s Zumwalt-class destroyer program, once hailed as the future of naval warfare, has been ...

The Zumwalt-class destroyer, the largest and most advanced ... advanced technological systems make it a candidate for future railgun and directed energy weapons. "She is going to be a candidate ...

destroyer program, the Zumwalt-class destroyer (DDG 1000) is the lead ship of a class of next-generation multi-mission surface combatants tailored for land attack and littoral dominance with ...

The U.S. Navy's latest "Zumwalt-class" destroyers will soon ... tech futuristic weapons like the electromagnetic rail gun. The Zumwalt-class battleships are 30 meters longer than other destroyers ...

The latest renderings depicting the U.S. Navy’s next-generation destroyer are missing some ... Initially, the Zumwalt class of destroyers was intended to fill this gap. Only three were ever ...

The destroyer is due to arrive at Ingalls at 2026, Lawler said. The Zumwalt-class destroyers were developed in the 2000s as a stealthy platform to do close-in fire support for ashore forces.

(Janes/Michael Fabey) The programme to put hypersonic missile capability on guided-missile destroyer USS Zumwalt ... Prompt Strike (CPS) on Zumwalt-class destroyers. “Putting CPS on, that's ...

The weapon system is being developed jointly by the Navy and Army. Each of the Zumwalt-class destroyers would be equipped with four missile tubes, each with three of the missiles for a total of 12 ...

Clint Lawler, program manager, Zumwalt-class Destroyer program office said during a Navy Sea Systems Command presentation at Surface Navy Association 2025, per Naval News. The decision was made to ...