U.S. Navy’s Hypersonic Missile Will Give Zumwalt Class New Capability
At over 15,000 tons the Zumwalt Class are large by destroyer standards. Although there is plenty of wriggle room on the definitions between destroyer and
At over 15,000 tons the Zumwalt Class are large by destroyer standards. Although there is plenty of wriggle room on the definitions between destroyer and

A Naval News reader has tipped us off with the first artwork of the Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) hypersonic missile on the DDG 1000 Zumwalt-class stealth destroyers.
The PLAN (People’s Liberation Army Navy) just released a video showing the launch of a new hypersonic missile from a Type 055 cruiser. The missile is likely the Eagle Strike YJ-21…
Russia’s Tsirkon hypersonic missile is nearing completion of its state trials, with mass manufacturing set to begin in 2022.
The U.S. Navy ships mentioned by the three authors in the “Unclassified, Approved for Public Release” report cover the San Antonio-class Landing Platform Dock (LPD)
Russia’s Tsirkon hypersonic missile system was successfully test-launched on December 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
The trials of the Tsirkon shipborne hypersonic missile system are successfully nearing their completion, Chief of the Russian General Staff Valery Gerasimov said at a briefing for foreign military attaches.
NPO Mashinostroenia enterprise in Reutov has launched serial production of Tsirkon hypersonic missiles for the Russian Navy, a source close to the Defense Ministry told TASS.

The flight development tests of the Tsirkon hypersonic missile from an underwater carrier after two successful test-launches will be resumed in 2024…

The OpFires Project will use throttleable rocket motors on hypersonic missiles to achieve varying ranges in flight; therefore, OpFires can hit targets within the range