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

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

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Aug 21, 2017

Part power plant, part server farm, all 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. But did you know it has its own server farm, some of the most advanced power generation equipment in existence, and runs on Linux?

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