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Dead Aim, Or Dead End? The USA's DDG-1000 Zumwalt Class Program
The prime missions of the DDG-1000 Zumwalt Class destroyer are to provide naval gunfire support and next-generation air defense in near-shore areas where other large ships hesitate to tread, possibly even as the anchor for an action group of stealthy Littoral Combat Ships and submarines. The estimated 14,500t (cruiser sized) Zumwalt Class will be fully multi-role, however, with undersea warfare, long-range surface attack, and ballistic missile defense roles. As such, the DDG-1000 is also envisioned as a "hidden ace card" that can use its overall stealth to create uncertainty for enemy forces.
At over $3 billion per ship for construction alone, and just 2-8 ships to be built in the class, the program faces significant obstacles as it tries to avoid either "technology demonstrator" status, or the fulfilment of Secretary of the Navy Donald Winter's fears for the fleet. A follow-on CG (X) cruiser is currently contemplated, and the success of the DDG-1000 Program will have a significant influence on whether that ever comes to fruition.
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Defense News: Will DDG-1000 Destroyers Be Unstable?
The military is by nature a conservative community. Given the cost in lives inherent in betting on the wrong new trend, this should hardly be surprising. Sometimes, that traditionalist streak gets in the way of progress, as was the case with radical ideas like the aircraft carrier. Sometimes, the skepticism is justified. Defense News looks at the $3+ billion per ship DDG-1000 Zumwalt Class, which is likely to serve as a design template for future cruiser classes (CG-X, 19 ships from 2011) and possibly even a frigate class (FFG-X, featured in CBO reports but no firm plans), asking: "Is New U.S. Destroyer Unstable?" Are the critics prisoners of their preconceptions re: what ships are "supposed" to look like, or sounding an early alarm before a very expensive ship and its crew are lost to Mother Nature rather than enemy fire?
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Днес ми попаднаха две интересни материалчета за него и ми се ще да ги споделя с вас:
Dead Aim, Or Dead End? The USA's DDG-1000 Zumwalt Class Program
The prime missions of the DDG-1000 Zumwalt Class destroyer are to provide naval gunfire support and next-generation air defense in near-shore areas where other large ships hesitate to tread, possibly even as the anchor for an action group of stealthy Littoral Combat Ships and submarines. The estimated 14,500t (cruiser sized) Zumwalt Class will be fully multi-role, however, with undersea warfare, long-range surface attack, and ballistic missile defense roles. As such, the DDG-1000 is also envisioned as a "hidden ace card" that can use its overall stealth to create uncertainty for enemy forces.
At over $3 billion per ship for construction alone, and just 2-8 ships to be built in the class, the program faces significant obstacles as it tries to avoid either "technology demonstrator" status, or the fulfilment of Secretary of the Navy Donald Winter's fears for the fleet. A follow-on CG (X) cruiser is currently contemplated, and the success of the DDG-1000 Program will have a significant influence on whether that ever comes to fruition.
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Defense News: Will DDG-1000 Destroyers Be Unstable?
The military is by nature a conservative community. Given the cost in lives inherent in betting on the wrong new trend, this should hardly be surprising. Sometimes, that traditionalist streak gets in the way of progress, as was the case with radical ideas like the aircraft carrier. Sometimes, the skepticism is justified. Defense News looks at the $3+ billion per ship DDG-1000 Zumwalt Class, which is likely to serve as a design template for future cruiser classes (CG-X, 19 ships from 2011) and possibly even a frigate class (FFG-X, featured in CBO reports but no firm plans), asking: "Is New U.S. Destroyer Unstable?" Are the critics prisoners of their preconceptions re: what ships are "supposed" to look like, or sounding an early alarm before a very expensive ship and its crew are lost to Mother Nature rather than enemy fire?
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