Once operational, the Navy’s first high-tech Zumwalt- class DDG 1000 destroyer will pioneer a handful of yet-to-be seen destroyer ship technologies, service officials have explained.

Not only does the ship have a new electric drive system for propulsion as opposed to diesel or steam –but the ship is configured with sonar, sensors, electronics, computing technology and weapons systems which have not previously been engineered into a Navy destroyer or comparable ship, said Raytheon officials said. The Zumwalt-class destroyers will have unprecedented mine- detecting sonar technologies for destroyer through utilization of what’s called an integrated undersea warfare system, or IUW; IUW is a dual-band sonar technology which uses both medium and high-frequency detection, Raytheon developers explained.

Medium sonar frequency is engineered to detect ships and submarines, whereas high-frequency sonar adds the ability to avoid sea-mines, they added. It makes sense that the DDG 1000 would be engineered detect mines because the destroyer is, in part, being developed for land-attack missions, an activity likely to bring the vessel closer to shore than previous destroyers might be prepared to sail. The ship is engineered with a more shallow-draft to better enable it to operate in shallower waters than most deep-water ships.

The DDG 1000 is built with what’s called a total ship computing environment, meaning software and blade servers manage not just the weapons systems on the ship but also handle the radar and fire control software and various logistical items such as water, fuel, oil and power for the ship, Raytheon officials said.

The blade servers run seven million lines of code, officials explained. The ship is engineered to fire Tomahawk missiles as well as torpedoes, Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile and a range of standard missiles such as the SM2, SM3 and SM6.

The ship also has a 155mm long range, precision-capable gun called the Advanced Gun System made by BAE Systems. The weapon can, among other things, fire a munition called the Long-Range Land Attack Projectile which can strike target at ranges out to 64 nautical miles.

Additionally, as a survivability enhancing measure, the total ship computing environment also ensures additional layers or redundancy to ensure that messages and information can be delivered across the ship in the event of attack, Raytheon officials said.

Many of the blade servers and other technical items are housed in structures called electronic modular enclosures, or EMEs. There are 16 EME’s built on each ship, each with more than 235 electronics cabinets. The structures are designed to safeguard much of the core electronics for the ship. The ship’s integrated power system, which includes its electric propulsion, helps generate up to 58 megawatts of on-board electrical power, something seen as key to the future when it comes to ship technologies and the application of anticipated future weapons systems such as laser weapons and rail guns.

The ship is also built with a new kind of vertical launch tubes which are engineered into the hull near the perimeter of the ship. Called Peripheral Vertical Launch System, the tubes are integrated with the hull around the ship’s periphery in order to ensure that weapons can keep firing in the event of damage.

Instead of having all of the launch tubes in succession or near one another, the DDG 1000 has spread them out in order to mitigate risk in the event attack, developers said. In total, there are 80 launch tubes built into the hull of the DDG 1000; the Peripheral Vertical Launch System involves a collaborative effort between Raytheon and BAE Systems.

The DDG 1000 also has an AN/SPY-3 X-band multi-function radar which is described as volume-search capable, meaning it can detect threats at higher volumes than other comparable radar systems, Raytheon officials added.

The volume search capability, which can be added through software upgrades, enables the radar to detect a wider range of missile flight profiles, he added.

Zoharariel:
I just hope she can sail to the Black Sea where she would suffer the worst shallacking known in the history of naval warfare at the hands of the Russian Black sea fleet before being sunk to the bottom of the abyss by Bulava missiles from a Borei-class submarine.

My Jewish priend, there's absolutely nothing that Amerika can come up with in terms of sophisticated military techs that the Russians cannot defeat - quote me anywhere!

ValerianSteel:
Like I'll keep telling you this.American vessels now run on advanced radar and sonar.The Zumwalt was specifically built for the purpose to seek even the most stealthy Russian sub.
Note that Zumwalt has the advanced gun systems that can fire projectiles to targets 64 nautical miles out.It is also well protected against incoming cruise missiles or ballistic missiles as the SM2,SM3 and SM6 anti-ship,anti-aircraft and anti-anti-missile defense are on board to actively engage different missile threats silmutaneously.Imagine a ship that has the Iron Dome,Patriot and a variant of THAAD all onboard.That's what the Zumwalt gives you.Full defense systems against all threats.
Also be reminded that it is designed to seek out mines and can operate in shallow waters off the deep sea.It can come as close to Russian shores after sinking the Borei subs and those corvettes Russia calls destroyers,then unloads some Tomahawks on target.
My friend,you can't beat the Zumwalt at least not yet,nothing in Russia's arsenal currently outmatch or can stand up to her.This is money well spent and it would deal heavy blow to Russian if ever sent into the Black Sea.The Zumwalt alone will sink Russia's Black Sea Fleet in less than Fifteen minutes including the subs.Just hope Virginia class subs don't accompany her.Double defeat to Russia my friend.

capip120:
Last year, China publicly showed off its Dongfeng (“East Wind”) DF-21D missile, which some US observers have dubbed a “carrier killer.” The anti-ship ballistic missile has a maximum range of 780 nautical miles, or 1,450 km, and there is currently no defense against it.

Meanwhile, the Russian Navy demonstrated its cruise-missile capabilities as well, launching a volley of 3M14T Kalibr missiles in October 2015 against Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) targets in Syria. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the missiles are capable of hitting a target at a range of up to 2,500 kilometers with 3-meter accuracy.

mazeltov:
Does China have any defense against swarms of American Tomahawk Block-IV MISSILE?

Missy89:


I think you are asking the wrong question.

America have deployed the most formidable weapon against China since 1990

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The Chinese Army needs to upgrade its military equipment as its soldiers have become so much fatter and taller over the past two decades that they have difficulty squeezing into tanks! They also have problems using other armaments, a new survey suggests.

Such an increase in size is causing discomfort for troopers who feel “cramped” in tanks, which were designed based on average physiques of 30 years ago. Rifle stocks are also too short for some of the modern personnel, limiting their accuracy, the study said.

https://www.rt.com/news/china-army-tanks-big-733/


The Hegemon defeated China a long time ago. All the sabre-rattling you see today is the work of the Zionists to keep people brainwashed so that they can secretly take over the world