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USS Zumwalt Set To Return To Fleet After Long Anticipated Hypersonic Missile Upgrade

USS Zumwalt will return to fleet service following installation of Conventional Prompt Strike hypersonic missile launchers. The ship becomes the US Navy's first hypersonic-armed surface combatant. Testing and IOC slipped to 2027 amid cost growth. Programme cost has reached $2B.

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