The U.S. Navy advances its Conventional Prompt Strike hypersonic missile program, focusing on a cold-gas launch system and potential deployment aboard Zumwalt-class destroyers amid concerns over ...

ARLINGTON, Va. – The Navy wants to start testing its Conventional Prompt Strike missile system aboard guided-missile destroyer USS Zumwalt (DG-1000) in 2027 or 2028, the admiral overseeing the ...

The stealth destroyer is slated to be upgraded with a hypersonic missile system that the Navy plans to field by the mid-2020s ...

The unique profile of the U.S. Navy's Zumwalt-class destroyers helps to reduce their radar profile, effectively making them ...

That is very similar to the rapid response time of America’s nuclear intercontinental ballistic missile force, but with conventional, non-nuclear warheads.

The Navy, meanwhile, plans to start fielding Conventional Prompt Strike on its Zumwalt-class destroyer in FY25 and its Virginia-class submarine in FY29.

Both have ranges of over 1,500 km. US Navy awarded Lockheed Martin a contract to integrate Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) weapon system onto Zumwalt-class destroyers.

The DoD said the April 25 test marked the first launch demonstrating a Conventional Prompt Strike capability for use on Navy sea-based platforms.

Conventional Prompt Strike launches in the same way as a ballistic missile but is then propelled by a hypersonic glider vehicle. The glider vehicle is capable of traveling at up to Mach 8 ...

An undisclosed hypersonic missile test on April 25 validated the launch mechanism for the U.S. Navy Conventional Prompt Strike weapon program.