The contract covers program management, engineering, systems integration, long-lead materials, testing, and specialized tooling required for missile production and platform integration.<\/p>\n
Most work will take place in Denver, Colorado, with completion scheduled for September 2032.<\/p>\n
Conventional Prompt Strike System<\/strong><\/p>\n The award follows the\u00a0builder\u2019s sea trials<\/a>\u00a0after upgrades by HII Ingalls Shipbuilding, which modified the destroyer to accommodate the CPS system.<\/p>\n The overhaul replaced the ship\u2019s twin 155mm Advanced Gun Systems with four 87-inch missile tubes.<\/p>\n Each tube can carry three Common Hypersonic Glide Body (C-HGB) missiles, a shared hypersonic payload being developed for US Navy and US Army programs.<\/p>\n The CPS system is designed to deliver a non-nuclear strike from sea- and sub-surface platforms at ranges exceeding 2,775 kilometers (1,724 miles).<\/p>\n Expansion Across the Fleet<\/strong><\/p>\n Integrating CPS significantly expands the Zumwalt-class role from littoral operations to long-range strike in open-ocean environments.<\/p>\n Testing aboard the stealth warship is expected in 2027 or 2028, following delays linked to ongoing land-based testing.<\/p>\n The navy plans to field CPS on additional platforms, including the USS Michael Monsoor (DDG-1001) and USS Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG-1002), as well as on\u00a0Virginia-class submarines<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.fie.undef.edu.ar\/ceptm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DDG-1000-Arrival-August-19-2023-3-2048x1365-1.jpg\")