Tuesday, June 5, 2012

China Mocks America's $7 Billion Navy Destroyer

DDG 1000 Zumwalt has a peripheral vertical launch system (PVLS), which consists of 20 four-cell PVLS situated round the perimeter of the deck. US Navy

The Navy Thinks This New $7 Billion Ship Is The Answer To All Its Chinese Concerns -- Business Insider

Looking a bit like an old Civil War Ironclad, the $7 billion DDG 1000 USS Zumwalt will focus on land attacks, relying heavily on its advanced stealth technology to slip in close to shore before unleashing its massive onboard arsenal.

A new take on the Zumwalt was published today by the Eric Talmadge at the Associated Press who points out that in addition to the ship's wide array of conventional weapons the Zumwalt will eventually carry the Navy's much anticipated "railgun".

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More News On The US Navy's DDG 1000 USS Zumwalt

Stealth Destroyer To Cost US Navy $3.1 Billion Per Ship, DDG-1000 Is Most Expensive Naval Warship -- International Business Times
Stealth destroyer, at over $3 billion apiece, is US Navy’s latest answer to rising China -- Washington Post/AP
Planned stealth destroyer could underpin US Navy's China strategy -- FOX News/AP
US Navy hopes $3 billion stealth ship answers a rising China -- Inquirer
New stealth destroyer really sucks - China mocks America's $7 billion Navy acquisition -- RT
Stealth Destroyer, U.S. Navy Warship, Could Answer Rising China -- Eric Talmadge, Huffington Post

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