Inside the Stealth Destroyer USS Zumwalt, the Warship That Runs on Linux

You might be aware the new stealth destroyer USS Zumwalt has two 155-millimeter howitzers, 80 vertical launch missile silos, and a pair of rapid-fire 30-millimeter cannon. But did you know it has its own server farm, some of the most advanced power generation equipment in existence, and runs on Linux?

A new interactive web page by The Bookmark does an excellent job of breaking down the tech that powers the USS Zumwalt, the lead ship of the Zumwalt class of destroyers. The page breaks down the weapons that give the 16,000-ton vessel her teeth, allowing it to hit land targets as far as 1,000 miles away, shoot down anything flying within 200-plus miles, and destroy enemy submarines and small kamikaze ships.

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