The Zumwalt-class destroyers once heralded as the future of naval warfare, have been widely regarded as a costly misstep for the U.S. Navy. Originally planned for a fleet of 32 ships, the program was drastically reduced to just three vessels due to ballooning costs and technological challenges. Each Zumwalt-class ship comes with a staggering price tag of $4.24 Billion per unit (excluding R&D) as of 2016, making them the most expensive destroyers ever built-more than four times the cost of an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer.
Why Your Navy's Zumwalt Class Is Doomed to Fail
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