{"id":38077,"date":"2023-08-31T21:36:22","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T21:36:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2023\/08\/31\/uss-zumwalt-to-receive-hypersonic-missile-upgrades-at-hii\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:19:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:19:35","slug":"uss-zumwalt-to-receive-hypersonic-missile-upgrades-at-hii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/naval\/2023\/08\/31\/uss-zumwalt-to-receive-hypersonic-missile-upgrades-at-hii\/","title":{"rendered":"USS Zumwalt to receive hypersonic missile upgrades at HII"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/naval\/2020\/01\/23\/heres-how-the-ddg-1000s-stealthy-hull-design-handles-stormy-seas\/\" target=\"_blank\">guided-missile destroyer Zumwalt<\/a>, which arrived at its new home port in Pascagoula, Mississippi, this month, is being outfitted with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/naval\/2023\/02\/22\/navys-hypersonic-launcher-is-headed-to-flight-testing-next-year\/\" target=\"_blank\">hypersonic missile system<\/a> by American shipbuilder HII.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Zumwalt, which had returned to San Diego <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2023\/08\/01\/zumwalt-makes-an-about-face-back-to-san-diego-for-maintenance\/\" target=\"_blank\">for an undisclosed maintenance system issue<\/a> after departing for Mississippi, arrived in Pascagoula Aug. 19. The ship is now going through modernization, including installation of the Navy\u2019s Conventional Prompt Strike hypersonic missile system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe upgrades will ensure Zumwalt remains <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/naval\/2021\/03\/25\/what-should-become-of-the-zumwalt-class-the-us-navy-has-some-big-ideas\/\" target=\"_blank\">one of the most technologically advanced<\/a> and lethal ships in the U.S. Navy,\u201d Cmdr. Arlo Abrahamson, a spokesperson for the Naval Surface Force, told Navy Times in a statement earlier this month.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2023\/02\/22\/navys-hypersonic-launcher-is-headed-to-flight-testing-next-year\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Lockheed_Martin_Missile.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Navy\u2019s hypersonic launcher is headed to flight testing next year<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Lockheed Martin&#039;s $1.2 billion hypersonic missile contract includes the development of a ship-based launcher and flight tests next year.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The service aims to field hypersonic weapons on the Zumwalt by 2025, and Lockheed Martin announced in February it was preparing a ship-based hypersonic missile launcher for flight tests in 2024. Lockheed is developing the launcher, the weapon control system and other pieces of the missile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, the Army, which has worked with the Navy to develop the missile, is set to field the weapon system by the end of this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Tuesday, the Navy awarded HII a $154.8 million contract modification to update the Zumwalt, after previously awarding the shipbuilder a $10.5 million planning period contract in January for the modernization of the Zumwalt and the guided-missile destroyer Michael Monsoor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Monsoor will receive the Conventional Prompt Strike hypersonic missile system \u201cduring a future modernization period,\u201d HII said in a news release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hypersonic Upgrade \ud83d\ude80<br><br>\ud83d\udccd PASCAGOULA, Miss. (Aug 19, 2023) USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) arrives at Ingalls Shipbuilding to begin a two-year process to install hypersonic missile tubes, also known as the Conventional Prompt Strike weapon system. <br><br>\ud83d\udcf7: Photo courtesy of HII <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wp1Ss7upKr\">pic.twitter.com\/wp1Ss7upKr<\/a><\/p>&mdash; U.S. Navy (@USNavy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USNavy\/status\/1696160971293622749?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 28, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt is an honor to serve the sailors of Zumwalt and to welcome them to our community,\u201d Ingalls Shipbuilding DDG 1000 ship construction manager Bruce Knowles <a href=\"https:\/\/hii.com\/news\/zumwalt-ddg-1000-arrival-ingalls-shipbuilding-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\">said in a news release.<\/a> \u201cThe Ingalls team is ready to support you in completing this important 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