The U.S. Navy is on the verge of its most ambitious warship development program in decades. The DDG(X) — also called DDG Next ...

Key Points and Summary - The U.S. Navy is developing the DDG(X), a next-generation guided-missile destroyer designed for future warfare, particularly in the Pacific. -Intended to replace aging ...

February 15, 2025: The Zumwalt class are finally being equipped with workable artillery. Both of the Zumwalts’ two gun turrets were removed and replaced by twenty-four 2.2 meter launch tubes for ...

While analysts expected the first renderings of DDG(X) publicized to evolve over time, the most recent depiction of the destroyer revealed by Program Executive Office Ships last month showcases ...

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 ...

PASCAGOULA, Miss., Jan. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII’s (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division successfully completed builder’s sea trials for USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000). The Ingalls and Navy team ...

Senate authorizers want the Navy to continue pursuing the next-generation destroyer, in addition to the new Trump-class battleship, USNI News has learned. The Senate Armed Services Committee thinks ...

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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 ...