15,000-ton warship with stealth design, missile tubes completes trial

The USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000), a 15,000-ton Zumwalt-class destroyer featuring stealth design and advanced warfighting technology, has successfully completed its first sea trial following extensive modernization at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula. This modernization included integrating the Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) hypersonic weapon system and replacing the original twin 155mm Advanced Gun Systems with new missile tubes. The Zumwalt-class destroyer boasts a state-of-the-art electric propulsion system, a wave-piercing tumblehome hull, and stealth capabilities that make it difficult to detect both near shore and at sea. The Zumwalt-class is designed for a broad range of missions including deterrence, power projection, sea control, and command and control, while maintaining adaptability for future technological upgrades. Its advanced systems provide the U.S. Navy with enhanced survivability, computing capacity, and multi-mission versatility, enabling sustained operations in littoral zones, land attack, special