# Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) — Program Element 0605518N

**Program element:** 0605518N  
**Component:** U.S. Navy  
**Appropriation:** 1319 — RDT&E, Navy  
**Budget Activity:** 4 — Advanced Component Development & Prototypes  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605518N

## Summary

U.S. Navy funding ramps 76% to a $1.34B request in FY2027 — the program's peak, before stepping down 53% across the five-year plan. In the FY2027 defense authorization, the House funded it in full; the Senate cut 40% (to $800.0M); House appropriators cut 1.6% (to $1.32B). Lockheed Martin leads the industry work, though an unusually large share flows to government labs and warfare centers.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 874.8 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 763.4 |
| FY2027 | Request | 1,341.4 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 1,101.9 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 1,122.6 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 837.2 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 624.0 |

> Estimate types are not summed — the profile mixes actuals, enacted law, the request, and outyear projections.

## Congressional marks (FY2027)

| Stage | Marked ($M) | Change ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| Request | 1,341.4 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 1,341.4 | +0.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 800.0 | −541.4 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 1,319.9 | −21.5 |

> FY2027 NDAA authorization marks, as of 2026-07-27. Not appropriations or final law.

## Projects (1)

| Project | Title | FY2025 actual | FY2026 enacted | FY2027 request | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3334 | Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) | 874.8 | 763.4 | 1,341.4 | +76% |

> Projects are the summable leaves: the program element total is their sum, never added to it.

### Project 3334 — 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.

**Named R-3 performers** (share of this project's FY2027 R-3 total, so they need not reach 100%)**:** Lockheed Martin (583.8, 44%), Dynetics (185.7, 14%), Delta Resources (8.1, 0.6%), Hana (0.6, 0.0%).

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUR/APM Development | 589.9 | 494.2 | 866.2 |
| Platform Fielding | 64.3 | 61.5 | 80.8 |
| Product Support | 21.3 | 23.9 | 25.3 |
| Test & Evaluation | 139.3 | 101.6 | 229.6 |
| Science and Technology / Advanced Capabilities (STAC) | 35.3 | 59.2 | 120.4 |
| Program Office Support | 24.6 | 23.0 | 19.0 |

> R-2A activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. Coverage is partial, so count them, never total them.

## Where the FY2027 request goes

| Category | Share | $M |
|---|---|---|
| Industry primes | 58% | 778.1 |
| Government labs & warfare centers | 42% | 561.8 |
| Other / unspecified | 0.1% | 1.5 |

**Top named industry performers:** Lockheed Martin ($583.8M, 44%), Dynetics ($185.7M, 14%).

> R-3 exhibit contract funding, not USAspending obligations.

## Mission & acquisition strategy

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 Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) program is a dual-phased acquisition program currently in the MTA Rapid Fielding phase for initial ZUMWALT fielding. The rapid fielding path of MTA provides for the fielding of rapidly developed operationally demonstrated capabilities to meet emerging military needs. In FY 2024, the program conducted a test to prove the end-to-end flight capability of a Blk 1 AUR. In FY 2025, the program executed a test which demonstrated the capability of a cold-gas launched hypersonic prototype weapon system. The program is currently awaiting post-flight analysis completion for the exit criteria of the Rapid Prototyping phase.

## Related program elements

- [0204202N — DDG-1000](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0204202N) (Navy)
- [0604033F — Hypersonics Prototyping](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604033F) (Air Force)
- [0605232A — Hypersonics EMD](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605232A) (Army)
- [0207039F — Cognitive Electronic Warfare](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0207039F) (Air Force)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Navy RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0605518N (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0605518N")`.

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