Originally planned to replace the aging Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, the Zumwalt program was cut short due to cost ...

The U.S. Navy is gearing up to test its first at-sea platform equipped with the Pentagon’s hypersonic missile system, with the USS Zumwalt set for trials by the end of this year. Clint Lawler. The ...

The vessel was named after former US Senator and naval officer Joseph Robert Kerrey, at a ceremony at the Intrepid Museum. US ...

The following post has been updated with details on USS Michael Monsoor (DDG-1001).  ARLINGTON, Va. — The first at-sea U.S.

Of all the government boondoggles, the United States Navy’s Zumwalt-class destroyer might be the silliest waste of money ever. After years of avoiding having to make the hard call on the ...

The Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) class destroyer program is ... Instead, the Navy in FY2007-FY2009 procured three Zumwalt [DDG-1000] class destroyers. The Navy plans no further procurement of DDG ...

The Navy intends to procure three Zumwalt Class Destroyers which are named in honor of former Chief of Naval Operations, Elmo R. “Bud” Zumwalt Jr. Construction on DDG 1000 (ZUMWALT ...

The report says the U.S. Navy has 8,400 VLS cells distributed across 85 surface ships, including its 74 Arleigh-Burke-class destroyers, two of its three Zumwalt-class destroyers (one active), and ...

The US Navy is converting Zumwalt-class stealth destroyers into hypersonic missile shooters. The expensive Zumwalt class has struggled to find a suitable mission and weapons. The upgrade is part ...

The U.S. Navy's newest Arleigh Burke class of guided-missile destroyers ... The U.S. Navy also sought to equip the Zumwalt-class destroyers with the 155mm Advanced Gun System, which proved ...