Need for Speed: Zumwalt Destroyers to Fire Hypersonic Missiles
Though they lacked a clear mission set, the stealthy ships could become a significant strategic asset.
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Though they lacked a clear mission set, the stealthy ships could become a significant strategic asset.
The USS Zumwalt is going to win this battle in almost any conceivable scenario.
A surface warfare role may best leverage the Zumwalt’s stealth capabilities, allowing it to range ahead of the fleet and penetrate “anti-access” zones threatened by long-range anti-ship missiles.
Stealth Fleet: Why the Navy Wants More Stealthy Warships Can a massive surface destroyer, armed with Tomahawk missiles, deck-mounted guns, sensors, antennas and heat-generating onboard electrical power, truly be considered stealthy? Here's What You Need to Remember: So, while on the surface, the notion of a stealthy destroyer might seem to be a contradiction in terms, Zumwalt engineers appear to have been using numerous stealth techniques, which, while not intended to make the ship invisible, are designed to confuse enemy sensors and wage war while much less detectable to the enemy. Eluding ...