Commercial cruise missile deployed on Navy destroyer, potential pathway to new capacity

By Jason Sherman / May 16, 2025 at 12:49 PM
The Navy deployed a commercially developed cruise missile aboard an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the Red Sea as part of a broader exploration into countering drone threats, an experiment defense officials say could help lay the groundwork for expanding the Navy's capacity to defeat complex missile raids. This not previously reported assessment on The Sullivans (DDG-68) marked the first known shipboard use of Anduril Industries' Roadrunner air vehicle from the destroyer, according to multiple people familiar with the matter. Roadrunner,...

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