DefenceTalkThe largest US destroyer ever built headed for sea trials Monday, its angular radar-evading form cutting a distinctive figure on Maine’s Kennebec River, the US Navy said. The $4.3 billion USS Zumwalt is the first in a new line of revolutionary guided missile destroyers. Hundreds of workers were on hand to cheer the ship as […]https://www.defencetalk.com/revolutionary-us-zumwalt-class-guided-missile-destroyer-ddg-1000-sea-trial-navy-66005/

DefenceTalkDefense Secretary Chuck Hagel said the not-yet-launched Zumwalt-class destroyer he toured here today “represents the cutting edge of our naval capabilities.” The ship, now known as the Pre-Commissioning Unit, or PCU, Zumwalt, will become the USS Zumwalt, named for former Navy Adm. Elmo Zumwalt. Officials said the ship is about a year away from joining […]https://www.defencetalk.com/hagel-visits-first-zumwalt-class-destroyer-49725/