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Zumwalt-class guided missile destroyer
![US Navy Destroyer USS Zumwalt to Be Fully Operational Within Days US Navy Destroyer USS Zumwalt to Be Fully Operational Within Days](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-02-26-6.jpg)
US Navy Destroyer USS Zumwalt to Be Fully Operational Within Days
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Work on the destroyer’s combat system is slated to be completed “within days,” according to a source.
![US Defense Firm Awarded $121.5 Million Deal for Work on US Navy’s New Guided Missile Destroyers US Defense Firm Awarded $121.5 Million Deal for Work on US Navy’s New Guided Missile Destroyers](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-02-26-6.jpg)
US Defense Firm Awarded $121.5 Million Deal for Work on US Navy’s New Guided Missile Destroyers
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Raytheon has received a $121.5 million deal for integrated logistics support and engineering services support for the Navy’s latest class of warships.
![US Navy Christens Third Zumwalt-Class Guided Missile Destroyer US Navy Christens Third Zumwalt-Class Guided Missile Destroyer](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-181209-n-lm768-6334.jpg)
US Navy Christens Third Zumwalt-Class Guided Missile Destroyer
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The future USS Lyndon B. Johnson was christened on April 27 at a shipyard in the northeastern United States.
![US Navy’s New Stealth Destroyer Embarks on ‘First Operational Period at Sea’ US Navy’s New Stealth Destroyer Embarks on ‘First Operational Period at Sea’](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-32379277707_862825ffc0_b.jpg)
US Navy’s New Stealth Destroyer Embarks on ‘First Operational Period at Sea’
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The USS Zumwalt left San Diego on March 8 for its “first operational period at sea.”
![US Launches Third Zumwalt-Class Guided Missile Destroyer US Launches Third Zumwalt-Class Guided Missile Destroyer](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-181209-n-lm768-6258.jpg)
US Launches Third Zumwalt-Class Guided Missile Destroyer
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The third and last Zumwalt-Class guided missile destroyer was launched on December 9.
![US Navy’s New Stealth Destroyer Fitted With New 15-Ton Turbine Engine US Navy’s New Stealth Destroyer Fitted With New 15-Ton Turbine Engine](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-0501100122.jpg)
US Navy’s New Stealth Destroyer Fitted With New 15-Ton Turbine Engine
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The U.S. Navy’s latest stealth destroyer has been retrofitted with an engine transplant after suffering damage during sea trials.
![US Navy’s 2nd Zumwalt-Class Guided-Missile Destroyer Suffers Damage During Sea Trials US Navy’s 2nd Zumwalt-Class Guided-Missile Destroyer Suffers Damage During Sea Trials](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-0501100122.jpg)
US Navy’s 2nd Zumwalt-Class Guided-Missile Destroyer Suffers Damage During Sea Trials
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The stealth warship’s will need to have a main turbine engine replaced after suffering damage during sea trials.
![US Navy’s New Stealth Destroyer to Be Fitted With Ship-Killing Missiles US Navy’s New Stealth Destroyer to Be Fitted With Ship-Killing Missiles](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-03-22_16-49-13.jpg)
US Navy’s New Stealth Destroyer to Be Fitted With Ship-Killing Missiles
By Franz-Stefan Gady
New budget documents reveal that the mission set of the new high-tech warship will now include anti-surface warfare.
![US Navy’s Most Advanced Destroyers to Get New Primary Anti-Ship Mission US Navy’s Most Advanced Destroyers to Get New Primary Anti-Ship Mission](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-uss_zumwalt_ddg-1000_at_night.jpg)
US Navy’s Most Advanced Destroyers to Get New Primary Anti-Ship Mission
By Steven Stashwick
The Zumwalt-class will be refocused from land attack to surface strike.
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