The US navy is on a verge to have a silent but furious destroyer, which will be smart enough to escape from enemy radars. DDG1000 Zumwalt is a 600-foot-long ship with best newest technology implemented in it to make it versatile. The ship will be very comfortable in both deep ocean and in the mine-infested shallows of the Persian Gulf..
It will be quiet-the diesel engine’s noise will be stifled by an inch-thick rubber coating that Syring likens to elephant skin-and stealthy. The spinning dishes and antennas common to today’s ships easily register on enemy radar, so the DDG1000 will instead feature communications hardware that lies flat, embedded in the skin of the deckhouse. This sleek design, combined with a hull that slopes inward from sea level up, rather than outward like most ships, will scatter the energy from an enemy’s radar. According to Syring, on scanners the Zumwalt will look like a fishing boat. All these features make it nearly invisible to enemy radars and the safest ship.
Nevertheless, this is not all along with all these qualities the ship is also well equipped with weapons destructive enough to thrash the enemies. It has a Advanced Gun System, be able to fire 600 GPS-guided Long Range Land Attack Projectiles in only 30 minutes-or plant six of them in the same spot at the same time. 80 launchers packed with Tomahawks and other missiles are incorporated to deliver additional power. It also has a new dual-band radar system that searches both the sky and the sea surface to provide better protection. These super ships will join US navy until 2012.
Via: popsci
