USS Zumwalt heads out to sea

[F-22Raptor]

Isn't she a beauty?

 

[T-123456]

How many more are coming?

 

[Mrc]

She is a beauty

 

[F-22Raptor]

How many more are coming?

2 more ships

 

[rockstar08]

That look like a Aline Ship ... curious what's inside it ..

 

[Penguin]

How many more are coming?

at least one (actually 2 but recently there were some rumblings about cancelling the 3rd as economy measure)

That look like a Aline Ship ... curious what's inside it ..

 

[Indika]

Isn't she a beauty?

is it a submarine masquerading as a ship? other than antennae like structure on top and few stuff on deck it looks like it can submerge and surface.

Nice photos, any photos which shows whats on deck ?

 

[C130]

tbh it's one funny looking ship. it doesn't scream deadly killer to me.

 

[rockstar08]

at least one (actually 2 but recently there were some rumblings about cancelling the 3rd as economy measure)

80 Missile Launcher ? for real ?

 

[Penguin]

80 Missile Launcher ? for real ?

 

[T-123456]

at least one (actually 2 but recently there were some rumblings about cancelling the 3rd as economy measure)

If the ship costs $3,3 billion,$3,7 billion for weapons and weapon systems?

 

[Penguin]

20x four-cell peripheral vertical launch system (PVLS). The advanced vertical launch system (AVLS) forms the basis of the PVLS and is developed by BAE Systems Land and Armaments and Raytheon. It has been designated the mk57 VLS.

Armament:
– 80 x PVLS (Std 3, ESSM, Tomahawk, VLASROC)
– 2 × 155mm Advanced Gun Systems
– 2 × Mk 46 30 mm gun (GDLS)
– 4 × 0.50 in (12.7 mm) machine guns
- 2 SH-60 LAMPS helicopters or 1 MH-60R helicopter
- 3 MQ-8 Fire Scout VTUAV

 

[GR!FF!N]

80 Missile Launcher ? for real ?

well,3.3 bil a pop justifies it,right??

 

[rockstar08]

well,3.3 bil a pop justifies it,right??

Holy shit .. really ?
that's 40% of Pakistan annual Defense budget

 

[jaiind]

Isn't she a beauty?

what a beautiful beast... looks like an alien tech in some aspects