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When fired, the Phalanx sounds like a buzzsaw. Because of the distinctive shape of its radome, the unit is affectionately nicknamed “R2D2.”
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When fired, the Phalanx sounds like a buzzsaw. Because of the distinctive shape of its radome, the unit is affectionately nicknamed “R2D2.”
The anticipated arrival of deck-launched hypersonic weapons on the U.S. Navy Zumwalt-class stealth destroyers in 2025 is not happening a moment too soon given...
While a destroyer as large as the Zumwalt would be very unlikely to generate “no” return signal to enemy radar or sonar, its configuration...
The arrival of hypersonic weapons on board the Navy’s USS Zumwalt by 2025 will be a historic and significant development, as it will introduce...
As I noted in a previous piece on the stealthy Zumwalt-class guided-missile destroyers (DDGs), the name of Admiral Elmo Russell Zumwalt Jr. is a...
Zumwalt to Receive Hypersonic Weapons – This week, the Russian Navy has been conducting naval exercises involving the Northern Fleet frigate Admiral Gorshkov, which...
The Zumwalt stealth destroyer has just returned from a three-month deployment in the Western Pacific. While deployed, the Zumwalt achieved various firsts – inspiring...
China’s threats against Taiwan, backed by a rapidly modernized and expanded U.S. Navy, fuel the urgency to grow the U.S. Naval and Maritime fleet. However,...
DDG(X): Do we have a cost issue? Caveat emptor. Let the buyer beware. Denizens of the military-industrial complex have an exasperating habit: how many times...
Yes, the Zumwalt-class can be rebooted: Months after the terror attacks of September 2001, the Navy announced a new three-vessel “Family of Ships” reflecting a...