At 16,000 tons and more than 600-feet long, the USS Zumwalt is the largest destroyer in U.S. Navy history. But thanks to its unique design, it also has the radar signature of a fishing boat.
The $3 billion warship represents the future of stealth, naval warfare.
Inside and out, it’s engineered to stay off radar. For starters, it runs on electric power instead of diesel. Not only is electric power more energy efficient, but it’s quieter and reduces thermal emission.
Its angular design makes it 50 times harder to detect on radar than a standard destroyer, according to Chris Johnson, a spokesman for Naval Sea Systems Command.
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