04.09.2006, 22:56
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Zitat:Dead Aim, Or Dead End? The USA's DDG-1000 Zumwalt Class Program
Posted 01-Sep-2006 15:31
The mission of the DDG-1000 Zumwalt Class destroyer is to provide naval gunfire support and next-generation AEGIS 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.
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At over $3 billion per ship for construction alone, and only 3-8 ships to be built in the class, it will need to do a lot to justify itself, and avoid fulfilling Secretary of the Navy Donald Winter's fears for the fleet.
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