Zumwalt-class guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Monsoor (DDG-1001) leads a formation including the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62), USS Spruance (DDG-111), USS Pinckney (DDG-91) and USS Kidd (DDG-100), and the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS-4) during U.S. Pacific Fleet’s Unmanned Systems Integrated Battle Problem (UxS IBP) on April 21, 2021. US Navy Photo
USNI News: CNO: Hypersonic Weapons at Sea to Premiere on Zumwalt Destroyers in 2025
The Navy is set to debut its first at-sea hypersonic missiles aboard one of the service’s three Zumwalt-class destroyers in four years, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday said on Tuesday.
Rather than have the Navy’s first weapons capable of traveling Mach 5 of faster fire from guided-missile submarines “by 2025,” as previously planned, Gilday said that the Zumwalts would be the first platform to field hypersonics during an event at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments.
“Fielding hypersonics on the Zumwalt-class destroyers will be an important move forward [to] turn that into a strike platform,” he said.
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Update: Stealth Zumwalt destroyers will be first US Navy warships armed with hypersonic missiles, top admiral says (Business Insider)
WNU Editor: The US Navy needs to first develop and build these hypersonic missiles before deploying them .... Hypersonic gap: US spending $15bn to match rivals (Asia Times).
At least the Zumwalt Class ships will be able to shoot something.
ReplyDeleteUS can catch up pretty quickly because the gap is not a technology one but a late decision on it. Thanks for the Obama's years by stopping a lot of developments with the "sequestration".
ReplyDeletehypersonic missiles wont take much time to be manufacture. it will come as needed.
ReplyDeleteNice to finally see some kick for this problem child. Would like to see some stats on how stealthy these beasts actually are
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