U.S. Navy / General Dynamics Bath Iron Works
Just thought I'd share these photos of the U.S. Navy's newest warship, the USS Zumwalt (named after the late Admiral Elmo Zumwalt), which is scheduled to enter service sometime in 2015. Although only three vessels will be constructed due to budget and technical issues (the Zumwalt, Michael Monsoor and Lyndon B. Johnson), the Zumwalt and her sister ships introduce a new class of destroyers whose radar signature will be comparable to that of a mere fishing boat, and may introduce such high-tech weaponry as the Advanced Gun System...also known as a railgun (which is what took down Devastator in 2009's Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen if you want to bring up random movie references). Although the Navy will continue to rely on its Arleigh Burke-class destroyers (featured in the 2012 film Battleship and this year's Captain Phillips) for the foreseeable future, the Zumwalt's capabilities should hopefully be called upon if American forces see more combat years from now. Unless, of course, the Zumwalt becomes the naval version of the F-22 Raptor (which has yet to fire a missile at an enemy aircraft or drop a bomb on a foreign bunker). That would be unfortunate.
Michael C. Nutter - U.S. Navy / General Dynamics Bath Iron Works
Associated Press
U.S. Navy / General Dynamics Bath Iron Works
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