The DDG-1000 was designed mainly to provide gunfire support for marines ... Originally designed for more traditional armaments, the Zumwalt and its sister ships will now be at the forefront of ...

USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) recently completed modifications to remove her main guns and replace them with a hypersonic missile capability. The work to have her guns removed to make space for new ...

The United States Navy’s famed stealth destroyer, the USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000), is being retrofitted to carry the service’s first-ever hypersonic missile. The works are planned for all three of ...

However, hypersonic missiles aren’t a cheaper solution ... been completed on the lead vessel of the class, USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000). The aforementioned 155mm gun mount has been removed and ...