Skip to main content Mobile menu button Mobile search button
The Runway Air Force Logo
  • ADELE
  • Help
  • Request membership
  • Log in
Home
Articles (2847) Collections Topics
Runway Flix (117) Archive (1764)
Search
Search
Close
Technology & Innovation

The U.S. Navy's Zumwalt-Class Won't Be the 'Battleship' of the Future

Harrison Kass
23 April 2024
7 min
PME All levels

BLUF

Cost concerns led to re-evaluating strategic utility; only three were built.

Summary

  1. Aimed to succeed the Arleigh Burke-class.
  2. Advanced stealth features designed to minimise radar detection.
  3. Features a tumblehome-style hull and composite deckhouse for improved stealth.
READ: The U.S. Navy's Zumwalt-Class Won't Be the 'Battleship' of the Future

References

  • Media Check: National Interest - Media Bias/Fact Check (HIGH CREDIBILITY)
  • Collections |The Runway (airforce.gov.au)
  • RAAF RUNWAY: RATIONALE, GUIDELINES, LEARNING OUTCOMES, ETC

     
 

Related articles

9 Oct 2025
Technology & Innovation

Building a New Brain: Transforming Military Schoolhouses into AI Battle Labs

5 minutes
2 Oct 2024
Technology & Innovation

B-21 Raider Testing: Is the Air Force's New Bomber Ready for Combat?

4 minutes
Australian Army soldier assists Armed Forces of Ukraine personnel with drone support during an urban assault on a village, as part of Operation Kudu Rotation 10 in the United Kingdom.
3 Sep 2025
Technology & Innovation

The Australian Defence Force has strengthened its sovereign uncrewed aerial system capability with the purchase of more than $1.5 million worth of Australian-made drones.

4 minutes
14 Jul 2024
Technology & Innovation

Economic diplomacy: Ringfencing the Lucky Country

11 minutes
Stay in the loop
  • ADELE
  • Twitter
  • Linkedin
  • About
  • Contribute
  • Privacy
  • Acceptable Use Policy
  • Strategic Partner – Interserv

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that images and names of deceased persons may appear on this website

  • Help
  • Request membership
  • Login
  • Home
  • Articles (2847)
  • Collections (37)
  • Topics
  • Runway Flix (117)
  • Archive (1764)
  • Events
  • Wirraway (ADELE)
  • Search