Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS)
US Navy hypersonic missile program intended to arm Zumwalt-class destroyers; per a 2026 GAO report, prime contractor Lockheed Martin is producing only 6-7 rounds/year against a planned rate of 12, and shipboard installation is running roughly two years behind schedule.
Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) is the US Navy/DoD program to field a ship-launched hypersonic missile, intended initially for Zumwalt-class destroyers. A 2026 GAO report found prime contractor Lockheed Martin producing only 6-7 rounds/year against a planned rate of 12, with the program's cost estimated at ~$41B and shipboard installation running roughly two years behind schedule; missile flight testing has been rescheduled to 2027.
Program detail
- Agency
- US Navy / DoD
- Acronym
- CPS
- Budget
- ~$41B (GAO estimate)
- Phase
- Development/production — delayed
- Domain
- Hypersonic strike weapons
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- What is Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS)?
- Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) is the US Navy/DoD program to field a ship-launched hypersonic missile, intended initially for Zumwalt-class destroyers. A 2026 GAO report found prime contractor Lockheed Martin producing only 6-7 rounds/year against a planned rate of 12, with the program's cost estimated at ~$41B and shipboard installation running roughly two years behind schedule; missile flight testing has been rescheduled to 2027.
- Which agency runs Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS)?
- Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) is run by US Navy / DoD and is also known as CPS.
- What is the budget for Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS)?
- Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) has a budget of ~$41B (GAO estimate), currently in its Development/production — delayed phase.
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