Navy takes up project to arm Zumwalt with hypersonic strike; eyes next-generation vertical launch system

By Jason Sherman / January 10, 2021 at 4:05 PM
The Navy is advancing plans for integrating a long-range hypersonic strike weapon into the DDG-1000 Zumwalt-class destroyer fleet and, as part of the effort, is also eyeing a next-generation vertical launch system -- able to accommodate larger missiles than the currently fielded Mk41 -- for its follow-on to the DDG-51, the Large Surface Combatant. Rear Adm. Paul Schlise, surface warfare division director in the office of the chief of naval operations, said the service is immediately complying with a provision...

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