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Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS)

Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) · Development · U.S. Navy

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Cost to the Government

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Program totals · 2

  • Annual RDT&E fundingR-1 PE0605518N Conventional Prompt Strike. Annual appropriation scope, not lifetime development cost. FY2026 includes the listed reconciliation spend plan; FY2027 includes discretionary and mandatory requests where present. Budget execution and requests are distinct measures.
    FY2027 R-1: Research, Development, Test & Evaluation Department of Defense Comptroller · Apr 2026 · figure FY2027 total request · PB2027
    $1.792B / yrNominal $; source budget basis
  • Initial development / integration contractContract scope, not missile hardware cost or lifetime R&D.
    CPS initial contract and options, February 17, 2023 Lockheed Martin · figure Feb 17, 2023
    $1.1BNominal $; source budget basis

Unit costs · 1

  • Comparable unit priceNo comparable standalone unit price was established; package or contract totals are shown separately.
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    Not established

Quantities · 2

  • U.S. inventoryA current U.S. inventory was not established. Annual procurement, cumulative deliveries and production capacity are not a stockpile count.
    Source not recorded
    Not established
  • U.S. procurement quantityNo comparable U.S. procurement quantity was established in this review.
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    Not established

Operating costs · 1

  • Annual operations & supportA complete, system-specific annual operating and support cost was not established. Procurement, replacement rounds and contract support are different measures.
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Earlier observations · 3

Superseded estimates and prices, each in its original scope and dollar basis.

1R-1 PE0605518N Conventional Prompt Strike. Annual appropriation scope, not lifetime development cost. FY2026 includes the listed reconciliation spend plan; FY2027 includes discretionary and mandatory requests where present. Budget execution and requests are distinct measures.

Shared missile development does not make ship integration free

Army and Navy hypersonic efforts share technology, while CPS funds Navy-specific development and integration. Zumwalt and Virginia integration plans are not evidence of completed fielding on either class.

Hypersonic Weapons: Background and Issues for Congress, R45811 revision 50 Congressional Research Service · +1 more
Contracts & purchasing · 1

Ceilings, options and purchase agreements are not spending and are never added together. Obligations are under Contracts.

Contracts and purchasing
Buyer → sellerStatusValueQtySource
U.S. Navy → Lockheed MartinInitial CPS contract for sea-based capability and Zumwalt integration. Options could raise value above $2B; options are not added to the initial award. No unit-price denominator is disclosed.Initial contract announced$1.1B—CPS initial contract and options, February 17, 2023 Lockheed Martin · figure Feb 17, 2023
International buyers · 1
International buyers
CountryQtyStatusSource
United StatesU.S. Navy program; this evidence does not establish an operational missile stockpile.Not verifiedNavy development and integration customerCPS initial contract and options, February 17, 2023 Lockheed Martin · figure 2023 award / PB2027

Open research: Current U.S. inventory and complete annual operating-and-support costs require additional public evidence. Buyer records are selected examples, not a complete global order book.

What the government budgets and pays for this program, from budget justification books, appropriations, acquisition reports and contract announcements. Each figure states its dollar basis. What contractors were obligated is under Contracts.

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