USS Zumwalt, US Navy’s first hypersonic warship, clears builder’s sea trials

Destroyer USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) has taken a decisive step toward operational service as the US Navy’s first surface combatant equipped for hypersonic strike, completing builder’s sea trials following a sweeping modernization at HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding yard in Pascagoula.

Credit: HII

The Ingalls and navy team conducted a comprehensive series of at-sea tests following an extensive modernization availability as the navy’s first conventional prompt strike (CPS) platform. 

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