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Navy wants new destroyer with lasers, hypersonic missiles

Tom Stevens, center, director of ground assembly at Navy shipbuilder Bath Iron Works, center, poses with his son Shane Stevens, left, and Tim Garland, on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022, in Bath, Maine. The shipyard workers are looking ahead to begin work on the Navy's latest destroyer, a warship brimming with lasers that can shoot down missiles and attack enemies with hypersonic missiles topping 3,800 mph. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) FILE - An Arleigh-Burke Class destroyer is christened at Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine, Aug. 1, 2009. The U.S. Navy's workhorse destroyer went into production more than 30 years but will soon be replaced by a new destroyer that will feature lasers that can shoot down missiles and attack enemies with hypersonic missiles topping 3,800 mph. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)