US Navy
- Destroyer USS Zumwalt has long had problems with its main deck guns, which don't have any ammunition.
- The technologically advanced stealth destroyer is getting something new though.
- The Zumwalt is changing homeports to receive upgrades including a new hypersonic missile system.
The stealth US Navy destroyer USS Zumwalt has been plagued by a wide range of problems throughout its development, including guns that are all but useless, but the ship on its way to do something about it.
After a brief hiccup — an abrupt return to port for unexpected maintenance— the ship departed San Diego, California Wednesday for Pascagoula, Mississippi, home of Ingalls Shipbuilding, part of the major Navy shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries.