Program Summary
Developed under the DD(X) destroyer program,
Zumwalt (DDG 1000) is the lead ship of a class of next-generation
destroyers.
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DDG 1000 Keel Laying Ceremony at Bath Iron Works, Nov. 17, 2011. (Photo courtesy Bath Iron Works) |
The multi-mission DDG 1000 is tailored for sustained operations in the littorals
and land attack, and will provide independent forward presence and deterrence,
support special operations forces, and operate as an integral part of joint and
combined expeditionary forces.
The lead ship and class are named in
honor of former Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Elmo R. "Bud" Zumwalt Jr.
DDG 1000 provides a broad range of capabilities that are vital both to fighting
and winning major combatant operations. The ship’s multi-mission warfighting
capabilities are designed to counter not only the threats of today, but threats
projected over the coming decades.
This warship integrates numerous critical technologies, systems and
principles into a complete warfighting system. These include employment of
optimal manning through human systems integration, improved quality of life, low
operations and support costs, multi-spectral signature reduction, balanced
warfighting design, survivability, and adaptability.
Each ship features a battery of two Advanced Gun Systems (AGS) firing
Long-Range Land Attack Projectiles (LRLAP) that reach up to 63 nautical miles,
providing a 3-fold improvement in naval surface fires coverage. DDG 1000 will
employ active and passive sensors and a Dual-Band Radar (DBR) suite capable of
conducting area air surveillance, including over-land, throughout the extremely
difficult and cluttered sea-land interface. DDG 1000 will have a significantly
reduced cross section reduction as compared to current destroyers and a much
greater operating area in shallow water regions against mines. Zumwalt features
increased stealth through a composite superstructure, integrated multi-function
mast, and reduced acoustic signature.
Following a successful Total Ship System Production Readiness Review,
construction began on the first ship of the DDG 1000 class in February 2009, and
PEO Ships and its industry partners have worked diligently to mature the ship's
design and ready their industrial facilities to build this advanced surface
combatant on cost and on schedule.
The DDG 1000 design was more mature at start of fabrication than any
lead surface combatant to date, and all 13 Engineering Development Models (EDMs)
have entered production, including 155mm Advanced Gun System and its Long Range
Land Attack Projectile (LRLAP); the Mark 57 Advanced Vertical Launch System;
composite deckhouse; the infrared suppression engine exhaust and heat
suppression system; and components of the Integrated Power System. The Navy
currently plans to build three DDG 1000-class destroyers.