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PASCAGOULA, Miss., Dec. 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII’s (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division successfully undocked USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000), the lead ship of the U.S. Navy’s Zumwalt-class of ...

By late 2024 the Zumwalt-class DDG-1000 destroyers had turned into a very expensive experiment on how not to build a new class of warships. Because of the high cost, which was eventually about $8 ...

Key Points and Summary on DDG(X) - The U.S. Navy's DDG(X) next-generation guided-missile destroyer program, intended to replace aging Ticonderoga-class cruisers and Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, is ...

The DDG-1000 Zumwalt-class destroyer passed a major milestone this month with the delivery of the ship’s composite deckhouse to the U.S. Navy. Weighing in at 900 tons and bigger than half a football ...

As a next-generation platform, DDG(X) will feature all the latest and greatest technologies available. The US Navy will acquire a host of next-generation capabilities by the end of the decade. From ...

The new destroyer will be 58 percent larger than the current DDG-51 class, carry as many as 80 Tomahawk cruise missiles, and cruise at 30 knots. It will deploy new technologies, ranging from the ...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: The Zumwalt’s Advanced Gun System didn’t even work that well, with two-thirds the forecast range (around 70 miles). Furthermore, its rocket-boosted LRLAP GPS-guided ...

WASHINGTON, July 31 (Reuters) - Top U.S. Navy officials on Thursday defended a plan to scrap the DDG-1000 destroyer after after spending $13 billion on the program, saying it would cost too much to ...

This post has been updated to correct when USS Halsey (DDG-97) began its modernization. ARLINGTON, Va. – USS Sterett (DDG-104) will be the first destroyer to receive all electronic warfare, radar and ...