USS Zumwalt Was Sunk by Its Own Ammo. It Has Been Rebooted as the World’s First Hypersonic Missile Destroyer

USS Zumwalt Was Sunk by Its Own Ammo. It Has Been Rebooted as the World’s First Hypersonic Missile Destroyer

Key Points and Summary: The United States Navy lead Zumwalt-class guided-missile destroyer USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) departed Pascagoula, Mississippi on January 18, 2026 for operational sea trials as the world’s first surface warship configured to carry Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) hypersonic missiles, completing a radical capability transformation that removed the ship’s two 155-millimeter Advanced Gun System installations after their $800,000…