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U.S. Navy Next Generation Destroyer Zumwalt (DDG 1000) Started Final Builder Trials.
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U.S. Navy Next Generation Destroyer Zumwalt (DDG 1000) Started
Final Builder Trials |
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The future guided-missile destroyer USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000)
departed the Bath Iron Works shipyard on March 21st for its second at-sea
period to conduct builder's trials during which many of the ship's key
systems and technologies will be demonstrated. |
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 BATH, Maine (March 21, 2016) The future guided-missile destroyer USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) departs the Bath Iron Works shipyard for its second at-sea period to conduct builder's trials (U.S. Navy photo) |
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addition to systems testing, the Navy-Industry team will be conducting
numerous operational demonstrations in preparation for acceptance trials
in April. DDG 1000 is the lead ship of the Zumwalt-class destroyers,
a class of next-generation multi-mission surface combatants tailored
for land attack and littoral dominance with capabilities that defeat
current and projected threats.
The ship features two advanced gun systems firing long-range land attack projectiles that reach up to 63 nautical miles, providing precision, high volume and persistent fire support to forces ashore, along with an approximate five-fold improvement in naval surface fire range. DDG 1000 will employ active and passive sensors and a multi-function radar capable of conducting area air surveillance, including over-land, throughout the extremely difficult and cluttered sea-land interface. Link to Zumwalt-class destroyer technical datasheet |