SECNAV Mabus, Maine Delegation Back Third Zumwalt Construction
PENTAGON — Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus and the Maine congressional delegation have thrown their support behind finishing the…
Delays in Zumwalt Destroyer Program Hamper Production of DDG-51s at Bath Iron Works
Delays in the construction of the first two of three next-generation Zumwalt-class (DDG-1000) guided missile destroyers at the General Dynamics…
NAVSEA Details At Sea 2016 Railgun Test on JHSV Trenton
Next year Naval Sea Systems Command will conduct the first at sea test of its electromagnetic railgun, hurling a guided…
Document: Report to Congress on Navy Destroyer Programs
The following is the March 24, 2015 Congressional Research Service report, Navy DDG-51 and DDG-1000 Destroyer Programs: Background and Issues…
Navy Considering Railgun for Third Zumwalt Destroyer
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Engineering studies to include an electromagnetic railgun on a Zumwalt-class destroyer (DDG-1000) have started at Naval Sea Systems…
A Brief History of Grooming in the U.S. Navy
Military grooming standards made news this summer when African American women in the Army and Navy complained about revisions in…
Navy Lights Off Zumwalt Generators
The Navy has started the massive gas turbines in its latest class of guided missile destroyer ahead of the ship’s…
Navy Swaps Out Anti-Swarm Boat Guns on DDG-1000s
The Navy has replaced two 57mm guns planned on the Zumwalt-class guided missile destroyer designed to fight off swarm boat…
Two Billion Dollar DDG-1000 Cost Growth Explained
The previously unexplained cost growth of the three ships of the Zumwalt (DDG-1000) class of ships found in the Navy’s…
Document: Destroyer Report to Congress
The following is the May 21, 2014 Congressional Research Service report, Navy DDG-51 and DDG-1000 Destroyer Programs.…