Hypersonic Missiles On Zumwalt Class Destroyers? #Missile #military #army #navy #airforce #USA

For #speculative discussion purposes, the #Lockheed Martin artwork provides support to CNO Admiral Gilday’s option to retain the 155mm AGS mounts, especially when the mounts are still affixed to the deck.
The U.S. Navy’s Naval Sea System Command (NAVSEA) has repeatedly told journalists that all options were on the table before the decision to integrate the Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) #hypersonic #missiles into the hulls of the #Zumwalt-class #destroyers. These options include finding a newer and cheaper 155mm Extended Range #GPS-guided shell to replace the canceled ammunition program that had each GPS Extended Range shell cost around $800,000 each due to the decision to build just three #DDG 1000s. If the second 155mm AGS is indeed retained, then the U.S. Navy still has the option of providing the U.S. Marines future shore bombardment from a custom 155mm cannon that has more range that the Navy’s current 5-inch guns, but the second AGS still cannot accept or handle U.S. Army and NATO-standard 155mm shells.