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It's out... http://news.usni.org/2015/12/07/zumwalt-destroyer-leaves-yard-for-first-set-of-trials Unfortunately, the calm water and clean lines offer little perspective on how big the thing is.

Well, I predicted more headaches in this program besides costs... I expect the investment will be worthwhile in the long run. Flight III Burke isn't going well either, so we'll just have to see which design works better in service. Don't be surprised if Zumwalt's machinery ends up in a more...

I'm seeing a lot of hype on this forum about Zumwalt that's probably unwarranted; so here are a few spoilers... --Yes, it is very large; but it also lacks the launcher capacity of older types (partially made-up-for with the guns) and is primarily purposed for land-attack. --It will lack...

The real beauty is in the machinery, which puts out way more juice than any other destroyer (everything else about the design seems to be a mess). Expect these ships to spend much of their careers as test-beds for energy-intensive weapons/subsystems.