The Navy expects to begin testing the Conventional Prompt Strike hypersonic missile system aboard the guided missile destroyer Zumwalt (DDG-1000) in 2027 or 2028 following fielding delays driven by issues in the ongoing land-based testing of the weapon. The Navy’s initial goal of fielding CPS on Zumwalt within fiscal year 2025 “is not a date that's going to happen,” Vice Adm. Johnny Wolfe, who oversees the system’s development as the Navy’s director of strategic programs, acknowledged Thursday. However, the modernization...