Conventional Prompt Strike
Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) — Navy Strategic Systems Programs hypersonic missile.
01 Definition
Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) — Navy Strategic Systems Programs hypersonic missile. Managed by VADM Johnny Wolfe. 'Common hypersonic missile' developed with Army (common All Up Round). LOCKHEED MARTIN is the prime contractor. Cold-gas launch ap...
02 Detailed_Analysis
Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) — Navy Strategic Systems Programs hypersonic missile. Managed by VADM Johnny Wolfe. 'Common hypersonic missile' developed with Army (common All Up Round). LOCKHEED MARTIN is the prime contractor. Cold-gas launch ap... Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) — Navy Strategic Systems Programs hypersonic missile. Managed by VADM Johnny Wolfe. 'Common hypersonic missile' developed with Army (common All Up Round). LOCKHEED MARTIN is the prime contractor. Cold-gas launch approach for sea-based platforms (eject missile from ship, ignite at safe distance). Successfully tested end-to-end from Cape Canaveral (December 2024, May 2025). Navy plans to test aboard USS Zumwalt in 2027-2028. 'The speed, range, and survivability of hypersonic weapons are key to integrated deterrence.' CPS involves significant plasma physics: hypersonic plasma sheath, RF communication blackout through plasma, thermal protection system plasma interactions. CRITICAL CONNECTION: Pais was at SSP...
03 Key_Facts
- ▸ ← Pais-SSP-Lockheed Triangle: Lockheed is CPS prime contractor — Pais at SSP during CPS development
- ▸ → Navy SSP: CPS managed by Navy SSP
- ▸ → Lockheed Martin Skunk Works®: Lockheed Martin is prime contractor for CPS
- ▸ ← Navy Plasma Sheath SBIR: Navy funding plasma manipulation for hypersonic vehicles — CPS plasma sheath mitigation
- ▸ Navy.mil — CPS cold-gas launch test (May 2, 2025)
04 Deep_Dive_Intelligence
Overview
Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) — Navy Strategic Systems Programs hypersonic missile. Managed by VADM Johnny Wolfe. 'Common hypersonic missile' developed with Army (common All Up Round). LOCKHEED MARTIN is the prime contractor. Cold-gas launch approach for sea-based platforms (eject missile from ship, ignite at safe distance). Successfully tested end-to-end from Cape Canaveral (December 2024, May 2025). Navy plans to test aboard USS Zumwalt in 2027-2028. 'The speed, range, and survivability of hypersonic weapons are key to integrated deterrence.' CPS involves significant plasma physics: hypersonic plasma sheath, RF communication blackout through plasma, thermal protection system plasma interactions. CRITICAL CONNECTION: Pais was at SSP (June 2019 - January 2021) while Lockheed was CPS prime contractor. Pais's plasma expertise could have been applied to CPS plasma physics challenges. SSP also manages Trident II D5/D5LE2 SLBMs and W93/Mk7 warhead — the Navy's most sensitive nuclear weapons programs.
Entity Type: Program — Conventional Prompt Strike is a government or defense program/initiative.
Network Relationships
Conventional Prompt Strike connects to 4 entities in the intelligence network:
Concepts (1):
Organisations (2):
- → Navy SSP: CPS managed by Navy SSP
- → Lockheed Martin Skunk Works®: Lockheed Martin is prime contractor for CPS
Programs (1):
- ← Navy Plasma Sheath SBIR: Navy funding plasma manipulation for hypersonic vehicles — CPS plasma sheath mitigation
Source Documents
Intelligence derived from 4 source documents:
06 Related_Terms (1)
07 Related_Entities (1)
08 Timeline_Mentions (10)
Ben Rich Directs Skunk Works
Ben Rich succeeds Kelly Johnson as director of Lockheed Martin Skunk Works, overseeing the development of stealth and revolutionary propulsion concepts.
personnelClandestine FRC Breakthrough
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works is assessed to have achieved a significant technological breakthrough in FRC plasma physics.
historical-contextClandestine FRC Breakthrough at Skunk Works
An assessed major engineering success at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works validates the hardware program and elevates the Freescale SoC team to a national asset.
defense-programsSkunk Works FRC Breakthrough
The Lockheed Martin Skunk Works FRC program achieves a significant, assessed breakthrough, necessitating a counter-intelligence screen.
fusion-physicsLockheed Martin CFR Program Commencement
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works® officially begins its Compact Fusion Reactor (CFR) program, led by Thomas McGuire.
defense-programsCFR Soft Disclosure
Charles Chase of Lockheed Martin Skunk Works provides a 'soft disclosure' of the Compact Fusion Reactor program during a 'Solve for X' presentation.
historical-contextCharles Chase reveals Skunk Works CFR
Public reveal of the Lockheed Martin Skunk Works Compact Fusion Reactor concept.
defense-programsGabriel Ivan Font Personnel Movement
In 2014, Gabriel Ivan Font's career is tracked from plasma research at the USAF Academy to LANL and subsequently to Lockheed Martin Skunk Works as a co-inventor on CFR patents.
personnelSkunk Works CFR Public Announcement
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works publicly announces its Compact Fusion Reactor program, led by Thomas McGuire.
historical-contextLockheed Martin Skunk Works CFR Announcement
Lockheed Martin publicly announces its Compact Fusion Reactor program, correlating with the wind-down of public FRCHX activity.
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Quick_Facts
- Category
- Programs
- Aliases
- Conventional Prompt Strike, conventional-prompt-strike, CPS, Navy hypersonic, SSP hypersonic
- Sources
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- Related Terms
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- Graph Entities
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- Timeline Events
- 10