Summary and Key Points: As of February 2026, the USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) has officially cleared builder's sea trials following a three-year "rebirth" at HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding. -The destroyer's ...

Key Points and Summary: The U.S. Navy plans to salvage the troubled Zumwalt-class destroyers by basing them in Hawaii and arming them with Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) hypersonic missiles by 2030.

GUN SYSTEM: BAE Systems' Armament Systems Division has been awarded a $108.9 million contract modification to complete the design, development and integration of the Advanced Gun System for the DDG ...

The guided-missile destroyer USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) transits Naval Station Mayport Harbor on its way into port in Jacksonville, Florida on October 25, 2016. (Photo by PO2 Timothy SCHUMAKER / US NAVY / ...

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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