Zumwalt-class stealth destroyers may finally find purpose as hypersonic missile shooters

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Sailors walk past USS Zumwalt.
The Zumwalt-class stealth destroyers have struggled to find an adequate purpose, but are now being readied to carry hypersonic missiles still in development.

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China's missile arsenal may soon rival the US. Here are the leading missiles it's stockpiling for a big fight.

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Military vehicles carrying DF-21D anti-ship ballistic missiles drive past the Tiananmen Gate.
China is building a missile force with weapons like the DF-21D anti-ship ballistic missiles that can threaten the US military and some day rival it.

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The US Army's hypersonic Dark Eagle missile recently passed a critical test

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A plume of smoke erupts below a hypersonic missile during a test launch.
A plume of smoke erupts below a hypersonic missile during a test launch.

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Lockheed Martin's new compact hypersonic missile enables America's stealth fighters to engage targets at Mach 5 speeds

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An engineer shines a light on a Mako hypersonic missile model featuring the Lockheed Martin logo.
An engineer shines a light on a Mako hypersonic missile model featuring the Lockheed Martin logo.

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A Russian warship that just sailed into Cuba can carry Putin's new prized hypersonic missiles

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People look at the class frigate Admiral Gorshkov, part of the Russian naval detachment visiting Cuba, arriving at Havana's harbour, June 12, 2024.
People look at the class frigate Admiral Gorshkov, part of the Russian naval detachment visiting Cuba, arriving at Havana's harbour, June 12, 2024.

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The US and Pacific ally Japan are teaming up to defeat new hypersonic missiles that right now are basically unstoppable

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A Sabre short-range ballistic missile launches in June 2017 at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, for a test of the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement, an advanced missile defense system.

Russia keeps proving its 'undefeatable' missile doesn't work that well, UK intel says

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A Russian Air Force MiG-31K jet carries a high-precision hypersonic aero-ballistic missile Kh-47M2 Kinzhal during the Victory Day military parade to celebrate 73 years since the end of WWII and the defeat of Nazi Germany, in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, May 9, 2018.
A Russian MiG-31K jet armed with a Kh-47M2 Kinzhal missile in a 2018 file photo.

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