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DDX vs Zumwalt

DDX vs Zumwalt at a glance — displacement 13,500 vs 15,907 tons, length 180 vs 190 m, crew 251 vs 147.

Specifications
DDX Zumwalt
Origin 🇮🇹 Italy 🇺🇸 United States
Category Destroyer Destroyer
Type Guided-missile destroyer Guided-missile destroyer
Manufacturer Orizzonte Sistemi Navali (Fincantieri, Leonardo) Bath Iron Works
Year introduced 2033 2016
Number built NA 3 units
Estimated unit price NA $4,240 million
Displacement 13,500 tons 15,907 tons
Maximum speed NA 30.0 knots
Range 4,000 nm NA
Length 180.0 m 190.0 m
Beam NA 24.6 m
Crew 251 147
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Armament & Systems
DDX Zumwalt
Armament
  • ~80-cell Sylver vertical launching system (A50 and A70 modules), as reported before the 2026 contract
  • Aster 30 Block 1NT and Aster 15 surface-to-air missiles (MBDA)
  • MdCN land-attack cruise missiles
  • Teseo Mk2/E anti-ship missiles
  • 1 × Leonardo 127/64 mm gun (Vulcano guided ammunition)
  • 3 × Leonardo 76/62 mm guns (Strales/DART)
  • 2 × triple torpedo tubes for MU90 Impact torpedoes
  • 20 × Mk 57 VLS modules (80 launch cells total)
  • RIM-162 Evolved SeaSparrow Missiles
  • Tomahawk missiles
  • SM-6 missiles
  • RUM-139 vertical launch anti-submarine rockets
  • 2 × 155 mm Advanced Gun System
  • 2 × 30 mm Mk 46 Mod 2 Gun Weapon System
Propulsion -- 2 × Rolls-Royce MT30 gas turbines (35.4 MW each) driving Curtiss-Wright electric generators; 2 × Rolls-Royce RR4500 turbine generators (3.8 MW each); 2 × propellers driven by electric motors (Total: 78 MW)
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the DDX-class or Zumwalt-class?
The Zumwalt-class has greater displacement at 15,907 tons compared to the DDX-class's 13,500 tons.
Which is faster, the DDX-class or Zumwalt-class?
The Zumwalt-class is faster with a maximum speed of 30 knots compared to the DDX-class's 0 knots.
Which has longer range, the DDX-class or Zumwalt-class?
The DDX-class has a longer range at 4,000 nautical miles compared to the Zumwalt-class's 0 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the DDX-class or Zumwalt-class?
The Zumwalt-class is longer at 190.0 meters compared to the DDX-class's 180.0 meters.
How many crew members do the DDX-class and Zumwalt-class have?
The DDX-class has a larger crew complement of 251 compared to the Zumwalt-class's 147 crew members.