Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS)

Abstract

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. The Navy CPS 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 Navy CPS weapon system or major elements of the weapon system will be deployed onboard multiple launch platforms. The CPS program is a joint effort between services. Specifically, the Navy and Army are collaborating to design and deliver a common AUR in accordance with an inter-service Memorandum of Agreement. The Navy is responsible for design and development of the Common Hypersonic Glide Body (C-HGB) and 34.5" Booster, and integration of the C-HGB with the 34.5" Booster to create a common All Up Round (AUR). The Army is responsible for procurement of the Navy-designed C-HGB. To enable weapon system integration to meet Navy mission requirements, near-term design, development, and experimentation will be required for boosters, thermal protection systems, navigation, guidance and control systems, enhancements, payload modules, weapon control systems and interfaces to existing fire control systems, support equipment, and launcher systems. Component & subsystem technology maturity will be demonstrated and risk reduction accomplished through 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 Virginia- Class 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 the CPS program plan: (1) Provide rapid delivery of capability through multiple acquisition increments and configurations; and (2) Provide flexibility to allow for additional capability phases as the weapon system and warfighter requirements evolve. In order to meet current Top Level Requirements (TLR) and future warfighter needs the program has developed a Technical Insertion (TI) strategy that enables the program to rapidly deliver and incorporate new technology as it matures during pre-determined insertion points. The FY 2022 budget exhibit provides new cost categories from previous fiscal year budget submissions. These categories reflect how the CPS Program Office currently structures its major contracts and manages major efforts while providing higher fidelity financial data for each work performer. Budget exhibit data is based on annual task planning efforts to evaluative current and future year budget requirements. This cost data is continuously updated based on actual execution data and negotiations with prime contractors.

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Document Details

Document Type
Project
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2022
Source ID
3334_0605518N_4_1319_PB_2022

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Readers

  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
  • Missile Defense Systems.

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics

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