DrainBamage
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Zumwalt wasn't canceled, it was just greatly reduced in numbers. A surface ship version of Sea Wolf.
They are making three, I think they've already launched two of them but not sure. Since they don't have AGS and can't carry Standard they are currently just tomahawk barges with ESSMs for defense. If I was a betting man I'd wager the first rail gun mount will end up on a Zumwalt, both since has the unused space from the canceled gun and the upped power system you mentioned.
Burke Flight 3 is also supposed to generate a lot more power, both to feed that bigger radar and future weapon systems. Burkes will be the first with lasers (aside from the Ponce experiment) probably within a couple years.
They are making three, I think they've already launched two of them but not sure. Since they don't have AGS and can't carry Standard they are currently just tomahawk barges with ESSMs for defense. If I was a betting man I'd wager the first rail gun mount will end up on a Zumwalt, both since has the unused space from the canceled gun and the upped power system you mentioned.
Burke Flight 3 is also supposed to generate a lot more power, both to feed that bigger radar and future weapon systems. Burkes will be the first with lasers (aside from the Ponce experiment) probably within a couple years.