Right out of a sci-fi movie, this US Navy stealth ship comes with an $8 billion price tag and an incredible level of high-tech weaponry and capability.

Summary and Key Points: As of February 2026, the USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) has officially cleared builder’s sea trials following ...

“We have achieved a pivotal milestone with our Navy and industry partners to advance this complex modernization work that ...

The USS Zumwalt will “the largest and most technologically advanced surface combatant in the world,” according to the Navy — if it ever ends up seeing action. The first of of the Navy’s trio of new ...

The three-ship Zumwalt-class destroyer’s ability to generate electricity, and its size, makes it the right candidate to test ...

Seventy-three years ago today, the famous World War II battleship Missouri was christened in New York. It was state-of-the-art back then, but a far cry from a brand new -- and somewhat more ...

The US Navy is converting Zumwalt-class stealth destroyers into hypersonic missile shooters. The expensive Zumwalt class has struggled to find a suitable mission and weapons. The upgrade is part of ...

Summary: The Zumwalt-class destroyer, initially heralded as the future of the U.S. Navy with a planned purchase of 32 units, saw its orders dramatically reduced to just three ships due to soaring ...

It's been nearly four years since the $7.8 billion USS Zumwalt was first commissioned in Baltimore, Maryland in October 2016, but the Navy's first stealth destroyer is almost finally ready to actually ...

CORRECTION: A previous version of this post indicated that guided missile destroyer USS Zumwalt was underway following repairs in Panama. In fact, the ship has completed repairs and shifted berths ...