What is the panel's view of Congress continuing to support DDG(X) as a Burke replacement?
Short answerThe technical proposal discussed combines Zumwalt's hull and power plant with a Burke-like superstructure carrying conventional missiles and radar.
NotesThe latest illustration is interpreted as a Zumwalt hull with a Burke-like superstructure. That arrangement would retain the hull and power plant while replacing the original combat-system approach with conventional missiles and radar. The discussion argues that this adaptation could have been pursued when the original Zumwalt programme was curtailed. The criticism concerns the timing of that technical choice.