After three years in dry dock, the USS Zumwalt destroyer will be rearmed with Conventional Prompt Strike hypersonic missiles and is set to sail for the first time later this year.
The information was shared by the website Naval News, citing a statement from U.S. Navy Captain Clint Lawler, head of the Zumwalt-class ship program.
The USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) will be recommissioned in 2026 after three years in dry dock, during which the Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) hypersonic weapons systems were installed.
Once the work is complete, the ship’s systems will be restored, and it will undergo a full cycle of CPS system testing. After returning to service, the USS Zumwalt will be the first U.S. Navy ship armed with hypersonic missiles.
In addition to the USS Zumwalt, the other Zumwalt-class destroyers, the USS Michael Monsoor (DDG-1001) and the USS Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG-1002), will also be upgraded to the same standard.
The flight range of the Conventional Prompt Strike missiles has not been disclosed, but the system uses a warhead similar to that of the land-based hypersonic missile system Dark Eagle — C-HGB (Common Hypersonic Glide Bodies).
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