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The US Navy’s futuristic $8 billion stealth battleship slips out of port with new Mach 5 hypersonic weapons canisters

Summary and Key Points: As of February 2026, the USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) has officially cleared builder’s sea trials following ...
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$22,000,000,000 Wasted? The Navy Has a Plan to Save the Zumwalt-Class Stealth Destroyer

Key Points and Summary: The U.S. Navy plans to salvage the troubled Zumwalt-class destroyers by basing them in Hawaii and arming them with Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) hypersonic missiles by 2030.