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The Zumwalt-class destroyer is a class of three United States Navy guided-missile destroyers designed as multi-mission stealth ships with a focus on land attack. The class was designed with a primary role of naval gunfire support and secondary roles of surface warfare and anti-aircraft warfare.
USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) is a guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy. She is the lead ship of the Zumwalt class and the first ship to be named after Admiral Elmo Zumwalt. [10] [11] Zumwalt has stealth capabilities, having a radar cross-section similar to a fishing boat despite her large size. [12]
The DDG(X) or Next-Generation Guided-Missile Destroyer program of the United States Navy aims to develop a class of surface combatants to succeed 22 Flight II Ticonderoga-class cruisers and 28 Flight I/II Arleigh Burke-class destroyers. [2] [3] The program is the culmination of the Large Surface Combatant (LSC) initiative that followed the ...
The Navy's top admiral said the service expected to start fielding this capability on the Zumwalt-class destroyers in four years. Stealth Zumwalt destroyers will be first US Navy warships armed ...
USS Michael Monsoor (DDG-1001) is the second ship of the three-ship Zumwalt class of guided missile destroyers.The Zumwalt-class was designed as a multi-mission surface combatant for land attack and littoral operations with a mission of supporting both ground campaigns and the joint/naval battlespace.
The Zumwalt-class stealth destroyers are considered the most advanced surface warships in the world, equipped with innovative naval technology.. Named after Adm. Elmo R. Zumwalt Jr., the youngest ...
The Zumwalt class is a fairly recent entry to the U.S. Naval Service, beginning in 2016. These ships have a sleek new design that distinguishes them from other classes of destroyers.
A destroyer of the Zumwalt class, the next after the Arleigh Burke class. Only 3 out of 32 planned Zumwalts were built. USS Michael Murphy (DDG-112) was originally intended to be the last of the Arleigh Burke class. The Navy planned to shift production to the Zumwalt-class destroyer focusing on NGFS and littoral operations. [131]