The US Navy is converting Zumwalt-class stealth destroyers into hypersonic missile shooters. The expensive Zumwalt class has struggled to find a suitable mission and weapons.

The US Navy is converting Zumwalt-class stealth destroyers into hypersonic missile shooters. The expensive Zumwalt class has struggled to find a suitable mission and weapons.

In 2022, the Navy Strategic Systems Programs awarded a $22.8 million contract to Lockheed Martin Space Systems to integrate hypersonic weapons aboard the three Zumwalt-class destroyers.

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The destroyer Zumwalt transits Naval Station Mayport Harbor on its way into port. (U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Timothy Schumaker) WASHINGTON – The U.S. Navy is exploring a major ship alteration for ...