Navy eyeing ‘ZEUS,’ an upgrade program for the Zumwalt destroyers
The Zumwalt class has become notorious for its cost overruns. Now, the Navy is considering even further changes.
The Zumwalt class has become notorious for its cost overruns. Now, the Navy is considering even further changes.
The Navy has been eyeing the Zumwalt-class ships as a platform for hypersonic weapons.
WASHINGTON: As shipbuilder Bath Iron Works laid the keel for the third and final destroyer of the DDG-1000 class, the Navy and industry were struggling to understand embarrassing breakdowns on the first ship, the USS Zumwalt. Congress fears there could be worse to come. “The hard work hasn’t really begun yet in terms of delivering the […]