Event Brief
USS Zumwalt rebuilt to carry 12 hypersonic missiles
Filed: Jul 14, 2026 at 11:00 AM ET
Summary: The USS Zumwalt was rebuilt at about $9.5 billion per hull to carry twelve hypersonic missiles.
WHO: US Navy
WHAT: Rebuilt USS Zumwalt into a hypersonic strike ship with a twelve-missile magazine
WHEN: Jul 14, 2026 at 10:09 AM ET
WHERE: USA
WHY: The ship was rebuilt into the Navy's first hypersonic strike ship, with twelve hypersonic missiles as the planned payload.
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