Coverage dated November 29, 2024

Stealth destroyer to be home for 1st hypersonic weapon on a US warship

Headline from WHEC Rochester

The U.S. Navy is transforming a costly flub into a potent weapon with the first shipborne hypersonic weapon, which is being retrofitted aboard the first of its three stealthy destroyers.

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  1. WHEC Rochester

    Stealth destroyer to be home for 1st hypersonic weapon on a US warship (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    The U.S. Navy is transforming a costly flub into a potent weapon with the first shipborne hypersonic weapon, which is being retrofitted aboard the first of its three stealthy destroyers.

  2. Washington Times

    Stealth destroyer will be home for first hypersonic weapon on a U.S. warship (opens Washington Times)

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    The U.S. Navy is transforming a costly flub into a potent weapon with the first shipborne hypersonic weapon, which is being retrofitted aboard the first of its three stealthy destroyers.

  3. Washington Examiner

    Stealth destroyer to be home for first hypersonic weapon on a US warship (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Hypersonic weapons travel beyond Mach 5, five times the speed of sound, with added maneuverability making them harder to shoot down.

  4. Green Field Reporter

    Stealth destroyer to be home for 1st hypersonic weapon on a US warship - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    The U.S. Navy is transforming a costly flub into a potent weapon with the first shipborne hypersonic weapon, which is being retrofitted aboard the first of its three stealthy destroyers. The USS Zumwalt is at a Mississippi shipyard where workers have installed missile tubes that replace twin turrets…

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