The USS Zumwalt will require additional testing into the coming fiscal year, the Pentagon reports. (General Dynamics Bath Iron Works)

The US Navy (USN) will be continuing testing on guided-missile destroyer USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) into the coming fiscal year (FY), according to the Pentagon’s Director, Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E).

“Due to competing operational commitments and system readiness, initial operational testing will continue through at least FY [20]24,” the DOT&E noted in its Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 DOT&E Annual Report on major defence programmes, released on 19 January.

“Surface Warfare (SUW) operational testing is complete, but all other primary and secondary mission areas require additional testing,” the DOT&E reported.

“Cyber survivability testing is planned in FY [20]23 on USS Zumwalt,” the DOT&E said. “Strike Warfare operational testing is targeted in FY [20]23 and FY [20]24 on USS Michael Monsoor [DDG 1001]. The navy is developing an OASuW [offensive anti-surface warfare] operational test strategy for DOT&E approval in the next TEMP [Test and Evaluation Master Plan] revision.”