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 |
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 |
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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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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.