A new and unidentified launcher has been spotted on the U.S. Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Carl M. Levin (DDG-120) — and it’s raising serious questions. Captured in an official image at Pearl Harbor, this mysterious system is installed at the aft section of the ship, in the same location where counter-drone launchers like Raytheon’s Coyote were previously seen. But this one doesn’t match any known system currently in service. So what is it? In this deep-dive analysis, we break down everything we know so far — from possible links to the Pentagon’s Counter-NEXT program, to potential connections with systems like White Spike, Anduril’s Roadrunner-M, and even Lockheed Martin’s JAGM-based launcher concept.

Source: The U.S. Navy Quietly Added a New Weapon — No One Knows Why.