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LSC Will Look More Zumwalt Than Arleigh Burke Says PEO Ships

LSC Will Look More Zumwalt Than Arleigh Burke Says PEO Ships
The USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) at the start of its journey from Bath, Maine to its homeport of San Diego, Calif. in 2018. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

A Navy official said the service’s next large surface combatant (LSC) will likely look more like the Zumwalt-class (DDG-1000) destroyers rather than the Arleigh Burke-class (DDG-51) it will succeed. On Tuesday, Rear Adm. William Galinis, Program Executive Officer for Ships, said while industry and Navy designers are going to account for a larger new hull and increased flexibility to allow future upgrades, they will also look into radar signature issues. “The signature aspect of it, what does that do to…

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