At 85 percent complete, the DDG 1000 design was more mature at start of fabrication than any lead surface combatant in history. The Navy intends to procure three Zumwalt Class Destroyers which are ...

The expanded U.S. presence will include the Navy’s next-generation warship, the DDG-1000 Zumwalt class destroyer, named after the former chief of naval operations Adm. Elmo Zumwalt Jr.

Currently, the Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class (DDG-51) and Zumwalt-class (DDG-1000) make up the service’s destroyer class. Representing the mainstay of the Navy’s surface fleet, these guided ...