USNI News reports that the U.S. Navy will deploy its new conventional prompt strike (CPS) hypersonic weapon on Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarine instead of the Ohio-class guided-missile submarine.
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The fiscal 2021 budget document by the Pentagon says “The Navy’s CPS program will design a missile comprised of a Common Hypersonic Glide Body (C-HGB) and a 34.5 inch two-stage booster. The program is pursuing an [initial operational capability] of FY 2028 in which the missile will be fielded on a Virginia class submarine with Virginia Payload Module.”
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