{"id":287838,"date":"2016-12-30T16:20:54","date_gmt":"2016-12-30T15:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/us-navy-ditching-million-dollar-ammo-for-stealth-destroyer-report\/"},"modified":"2016-12-30T16:20:54","modified_gmt":"2016-12-30T15:20:54","slug":"us-navy-ditching-million-dollar-ammo-for-stealth-destroyer-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/us-navy-ditching-million-dollar-ammo-for-stealth-destroyer-report\/","title":{"rendered":"US Navy ditching million-dollar ammo for stealth destroyer – report"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The US Navy is looking at three new ammunition options for its most advanced warship as, at up to $1 million a pop, the current rounds are reportedly too expensive.<\/p>\n

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The 16,000-long ton (16,256-metric ton) USS Zumwalt<\/a> is the US Navy\u2019s newest and most advanced destroyer. It carries two huge guns that can hit targets 63 nautical miles (116 kilometers) away by firing Long Range Land-Attack Projectile (LRLAP) rounds.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: \u2018Unmitigated disaster\u2019: US Navy\u2019s Zumwalt destroyer project blasted as wasteful & incapable<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Manufacturer Lockheed Martin say<\/a> the rounds are \u201cboth the most accurate and longest-range guided projectile in US Navy history.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

However, as RT.com reported<\/a> in November, the navy canceled their order of LRLAP shells due to the high cost – between $800,000 and $1 million per round.<\/p>\n