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US Navy Builds a Stealth and Linux-Powered Zumwalt Class Destroyer

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Softpedia; By Silviu Stahie
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People usually hear about Linux being found in all sorts of devices and rather peaceful enterprises, but there are exceptions. DDG-1000 Zumwalt Class Destroyer is one of those.

Linux has been spotted in all kinds of places, at NASA, on the International Space Station, at particle accelerators, at labs from across the world, helping scientists with studies over the Antarctic, and so on. Engineers are using it to build humanoid robot and car manufactures are finding Linux an indispensable tool. There are two main reasons for this: security and reliability.

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