{"id":37214,"date":"2026-07-21T12:49:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T09:49:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=37214"},"modified":"2026-07-21T12:49:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T09:49:17","slug":"us-navys-zumwalt-destroyer-falling-behind-the-hypersonic-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=37214","title":{"rendered":"US Navy\u2019s Zumwalt destroyer falling behind the hypersonic times"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Zumwalt-Class-Destroyer-US-Navy.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"><\/figure>\n<p>The US Navy\u2019s delayed effort to equip its troubled Zumwalt-class destroyers with hypersonic missiles is testing whether the ships can finally gain a credible combat role without repeating their history of shifting missions, immature technologies and mounting costs. 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