After three years in dock, the USS will Zumwalt destroyer be armed with Conventional Prompt Strike hypersonic missiles and set sail for the first time later this year.
The information was shared by the website Naval Newswhich quoted a statement from U.S. Navy Capt Clint Lawlerhead of the Zumwalt-class ship program.
USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) will be taken back into service in 2026 after three years in dock, where they Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) hypersonic weapon systems were installed.
Once the work is complete, the ship’s systems will be restored and it will undergo a full test cycle of the CPS system. After it is back in service, the USS Zumwalt be the first ship in the US Navy armed with hypersonic missiles.
In addition to the USS Zumwalt, the other Zumwalt-class destroyers, USS Michael Monsoor (DDG-1001) and USS Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG-1002), also be upgraded to the same standard.
The range of Conventional Prompt Strike the missiles have not been made public, but the system uses a warhead similar to that used in the land-based hypersonic missile system Dark Eagle — C-HGB (Common Hypersonic Glide Bodies).
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