Navy’s Zumwalt-Class Could Soon Become A Hypersonic Weapons ‘Battleship’
ByKris OsbornPublished1 day ago
Key Points: The US Navy plans to equip Zumwalt-class destroyers with Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) hypersonic missiles by 2027, aiming to counter China’s YJ-21 and Russia’s Tsirkon.
-The CPS system uses a Common Glide Body shared with the Army’s Long Range Hypersonic Weapon, enabling faster production and upgrades like in-flight course adjustments for targeting moving threats.
-This high-speed weaponry will enhance US strike capabilities by reaching targets at speeds over Mach 6, limiting enemy response time.
-As China tests hypersonic systems to deter US intervention near Taiwan, the Pentagon is accelerating development to close the hypersonic capability gap with rival nations.
-Hypersonic weapons are expected to fire from Zumwalt-class warships by 2027, a development intended to match existing Chinese threats and enable a paradigm-changing high-speed weapon to fire from the deck of a US Navy destroyer.
https://www.19fortyfive.com/2024/12/the-navys-zumwalt-class-could-soon-become-a-hypersonic-weapons-battleship/
