The USS Zumwalt Runs on Linux
Ami Rojkes Dombe
| 21/08/2017
By (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of General Dynamics Bath Iron Works/Released) 151207-N-ZZ999-435 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/56594044@N06/22965290304/, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=45537403
A publication by Popular Mechanics provides an inside look at the technical components of the USS Zumwalt destroyer.
"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," the report reads. "But did you know it has its own server farm, some of the most advanced power generation equipment in existence, and runs on Linux?"
"The Zumwalt, for example, has 53,760 cubic feet of onboard computer servers, running everything from the steering to the electricity, all powered by the Linux operating system.
"Everything on the ship is powered by two 38-megawatt gas turbine engines, together providing enough power to power 12,000 homes. These power everything from the computers to the drive motors, allowing the Zumwalt to do up to 30 knots at sea. They might also someday power railguns and lasers, both of which are under development by the US Navy."
For more information on the Zumwalt visit here.
By (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of General Dynamics Bath Iron Works/Released) 151207-N-ZZ999-435 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/56594044@N06/22965290304/, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=45537403
A publication by Popular Mechanics provides an inside look at the technical components of the USS Zumwalt destroyer.
"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," the report reads. "But did you know it has its own server farm, some of the most advanced power generation equipment in existence, and runs on Linux?"
"The Zumwalt, for example, has 53,760 cubic feet of onboard computer servers, running everything from the steering to the electricity, all powered by the Linux operating system.
"Everything on the ship is powered by two 38-megawatt gas turbine engines, together providing enough power to power 12,000 homes. These power everything from the computers to the drive motors, allowing the Zumwalt to do up to 30 knots at sea. They might also someday power railguns and lasers, both of which are under development by the US Navy."
For more information on the Zumwalt visit here.
