The American Zumwalt-class DDG-1000 destroyers have turned into a very expensive experiment into how not to build a new class of warships Because of the high cost, which was eventually about $8 billion per ship, only three were ordered Note that a Virg
The era of massive navies controlling the seas, trade, and borders, has ended. But that doesn’t mean that a powerful fleet isn’t an essential aspect of…
The era of massive navies controlling the seas, trade, and borders, has ended. But that doesn’t mean that a powerful fleet isn’t an essential aspect of military might. Today, technology has advanced to the point that a single advanced ship can dominate an engagement against older vessels. An American Zumwalt-class destroyer has the potential to […]
It is no secret that China is building new warships at a record clip, and producing ships based on proven designs and training crews as intensively as successful foreign navies have for centuries This process began in the 1990s and China tried to concea