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.

The Zumwalt program cost $24.5 billion overall, or $8 billion per ship. About the Author: Harrison Kass Harrison Kass is a defense and national security writer with over 1,000 total pieces on ...

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 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 ...

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 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 ...