The Navy's $22 Billion Stealth Destroyer Program Is Delayed Again
- General Dynamics' Zumwalt-class ship was originally due in '13
- Delay caused by `shipyard production and test challenges'
The Zumwalt-class destroyer DDG-1000.
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General Dynamics Corp.’s stealthy, electric-powered destroyer for the U.S. Navy will be delivered almost three years late, according to the Pentagon’s latest schedule.
The Navy now estimates delivery of the DDG-1000, the first of three Zumwalt-class vessels in a $22.4 billion program, by midyear, according to the Defense Department’s annual on the program. In 2010, the delivery was projected for September 2013 and last year for November 2015.