The company will provide the US sea-based hypersonic strike capability.
The new Lockheed Martin project may be part of a US Navy initiative to breathe new life into the Zumwalt project. The Zumwalt class will become the first to carry the CPS surface-launched, sea-based hypersonic strike missiles. These missiles can fly at a massive speed of Mach 5, or five times the speed of sound.
"Hypersonic vehicles or hypersonic missiles can travel faster than five times the speed of sound and are highly maneuverable," Lockheed Martin explained in a press statement. "The combination of the CPS capability, and the stealth and mobility of the ZUMWALT-class destroyer, will provide the nation's first sea-based hypersonic strike capability.
"Lockheed Martin continues to advance hypersonic strike capability for the United States through this new contract," said Steve Layne, vice president of Hypersonic Strike Weapon Systems at Lockheed Martin. "Early design work is already underway. Our team looks forward to supporting the warfighter by providing more options to further protect America at sea."
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