Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS)
The Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) Weapon System will deliver a hypersonic conventional offensive strike capability through a depressed boost-glide trajectory to prosecute deep-inland, time-critical, soft and medium-hardened targets in contested environments. This weapon system will enhance U.S. conventional power projection through longer range, shorter time of flight, and higher survivability against enemy defenses compared to current capabilities. The weapon system or major elements of the system will be deployed onboard multiple launch platforms. The CPS program is a partnered effort between services. The Navy and Army are collaborating to design and deliver a common All Up Round (AUR) in accordance with an inter-service Memorandum of Agreement (MOA). To meet Navy requirements and Army priorities, the Navy is designing and developing the Common Hypersonic Glide Body (C-HGB) and 34.5" Booster, and integrating the C-HGB with the Navy-produced 34.5" booster to create a common All Up Round (AUR). The Navy assumed responsibility for production of the C-HGB from the Army in FY 2026. To enable weapon system integration to meet Navy mission requirements, near-term design, development, and experimentation are required across the weapon system's components. Design and development efforts will focus on boosters, thermal protection systems (TPS), navigation, guidance and control systems, capability enhancements, payload modules, weapon control systems and interfaces to existing fire control systems, support equipment, and launcher systems. Component and subsystem technology maturity will be demonstrated, and risk reduction accomplished, through Modeling and Simulation (M&S) assessments, Hardware-in-the-Loop (HWIL) / Software-in-the-Loop (SWIL) testing, ground-based testing, in-air and underwater launch testing, and flight tests. Furthermore, with each platform deployment, risk continues to be reduced for weapon subsystems and components until prototyping efforts culminate in an initial operational Blk V VIRGINIA Class (VACL) submarine weapon system capability. The program will capitalize on commonality between platform implementations. CPS supports the National Defense Strategy by supporting modernization initiatives for hypersonic technologies and enabling a more lethal force.
- Continue modeling and simulation analysis to understand CPS WS capabilities and gaps in lethality, survivability, performance envelope, and CONOPS. - Continue systems engineering efforts for the assured performance, accuracy, integration, and compatibility of the CPS system and related systems by maintaining system-level requirements…
Read the FY2027 plan →- Continue development of CPS WCS and Mission Planning capability to support ZUMWALT and VIRGINIA deployment. - Complete efforts working towards CPS WS certification in support of ZUMWALT fielding, inclusive of ensuring the authorizations are in place to execute the installation and check out on ZUMWALT. Collect necessary data from…
Read the FY2027 plan →- Continued supporting and refining early maintenance concepts, storage methodologies, loading and handling processes, transportation studies, supply chain modeling, and training development necessary for rapid fielding of the CPS WS. -Continue the development of Technical Documentation for the CPS WS consisting of all organizational…
Read the FY2027 plan →- Execute JFC-5 flight test. T&E efforts support launch operations and test planning to include test equipment, assembly tooling, handling hardware, relevant subcomponent ground testing, pathfinder activities, and field activity support. Upon test completion, perform data collection and analysis. - Complete planning and execution JFC-6…
Read the FY2027 plan →- Continue to identify and submit technologies for incorporation into the CPS WS that close capability gaps, and improve manufacturability, producibility, and affordability. - Continue to communicate and collaborate with the broader DoD S&T community, industry, and other government partners to identify emerging technologies and develop…
Read the FY2027 plan →- Continue to deliver critical technical guidance to assist Program Office in decision making and oversight where specialized expertise is unavailable within Program Office resources. Efforts include but are not limited to design studies & evaluations; problem definition, analysis, requirement development, and implementation; risk…
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