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Monday, October 21, 2013

New destroyer ready for launching

USS ZumwaltAfter embarrassing troubles with its latest class of surface warships, the Navy is hoping for a winner from a new destroyer that's ready to go into the water.

So far, construction of the first-in-class Zumwalt, the largest U.S. Navy destroyer ever built, is on time and on budget, something that's a rarity in new defense programs, officials said.

And the Navy believes the ship's big gun, stealthy silhouette and advance features will make it a formidable package.

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