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The U.S. Navy's Zumwalt-Stealth Destroyer Is Making the Ultimate Comeback

What You Need to Know: The U.S. Navy plans to test the Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) hypersonic missile system aboard the USS Zumwalt by 2027 or 2028. The CPS, developed by Lockheed Martin, is a ...
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US Navy stealth destroyer Zumwalt's deck guns are basically useless, but it's on its way to get new hypersonic missile launchers

Destroyer USS Zumwalt has long had problems with its main deck guns, which don't have any ammunition. The technologically advanced stealth destroyer is getting something new though. The Zumwalt is ...
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The Stealth Ship So Powerful They Couldn't Build Any More

The Zumwalt-class destroyers were designed to be the most advanced warships ever built, featuring stealth technology, powerful weaponry, and cutting-edge systems. Unlike traditional destroyers, ...
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At $800K a pop, new Navy destroyer's ammo is in question

PORTLAND, Maine -- The new guns on the Navy's biggest and most advanced destroyer are going to be firing blanks if the Navy can't find cost-effective projectiles. The GPS-guided, rocket-powered ...
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Stealth destroyer will be home for first hypersonic weapon on a U.S. warship

The U.S. Navy is transforming a costly flub into a potent weapon with the first shipborne hypersonic weapon, which is being retrofitted aboard the first of its three stealthy destroyers. The USS ...
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BAE Systems wins $276 mln US Navy contract

WASHINGTON, June 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. unit of Britain's BAE Systems on Tuesday said it won a $276 million contract from the U.S. Navy to build the first 155-mm advanced guns for the first two DDG ...