US #stealth #destroyer #ZUMWALT #DDG1000 off Southern California last week with USNS #YUKON T-AO202 performing her first underway replenishment. ZUMWALT should carry out #CSSQT Combat Systems Ship Qualifications Trials and be fully commissioned this year. pic.twitter.com/SbGyXD2H5i— Chris Cavas (@CavasShips) November 19, 2018
Warzone/The Drive: Pics Of USS Zumwalt While Replenishing At Sea Show Yet Another Non-Stealthy Antenna
The stealth destroyer's capabilities have been progressively diluted after the Navy slashed the type's production run.
The Navy's controversial stealth destroyer, USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000), continues on its path toward entering operational service, albeit in a watered-down state. At the same time, the second of three planned Zumwalt class ships, USS Michael Mansoor (DDG-1001), is also making progress towards being commissioned. It even grabbed a quick photo op alongside the Royal Navy's supercarrier HMS Queen Elizabeth as it sailed off the eastern seaboard while undergoing F-35 shipboard testing. But last time we caught up with Zumwalt, we noted how the ship's stealthiness has been degraded by bolt-on systems, many of which are a result of the never-ending cost-saving initiatives that have plagued the Zumwalt program since its future fleet size began to shrink drastically. Now we have new detailed photos of these modifications and the first ones that we know showing the ship executing an underway replenishment operation.
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WNU Editor: This program has been one sad disappointment.
