At 85 percent complete, the DDG 1000 design was more mature at start of fabrication than any lead surface combatant in history. The Navy intends to procure three Zumwalt Class Destroyers which are ...

This significant shift in the mission profile of the Zumwalt destroyers underscores a broader strategic shift within the U.S. Navy. Originally designed for more traditional armaments, the Zumwalt and ...

USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000). The aforementioned 155mm gun mount has been removed and replaced with the launcher tubes. Work will be completed on DDG-1000 and testing of the hypersonic launchers will ...

And despite concerns over the hull’s stability, when it was tested in January 2020 off the coast of Alaska the lead vessel of the class, USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000), handled rough waters as well ...

Photo courtesy Edward Lundquist HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division successfully undocked USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000), the lead ship of the U.S. Navy’s Zumwalt-class of guided missile destroyers on ...