Unrivaled Capabilities: US Successfully Tests New Hypersonic Missile

This was the first launch under the innovation program.

The new missile is launched using the "cold" method and will strengthen the U.S. countermeasures against potential strategic rivals.

The U.S. Department of Defense website reports.

The military conducted a successful test of the Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) missile from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida. This was the first launch under the CPS program using the Navy's Cold Gas Method, which is envisioned for future deployment on U.S. Navy offshore platforms.

The Cold Gas Method, as explained by U.S. Navy Strategic Systems Programs Director Vice Admiral Johnny Wolfe Jr., allows the missile to be safely pushed off the platform to a safe altitude above the ship before the first stage ignites.

"This technical achievement brings us closer to accomplishing our mission of providing the U.S. Navy with safe and reliable hypersonic capabilities," he said.

Effective Deterrence

Secretary of the Navy John Phelan said "the speed, range and survivability of hypersonic weapons are key components of an integrated U.S. deterrent." He stressed that once deployed, the Conventional Prompt Strike missile will provide the U.S. military with "unmatched combat capabilities."

The test was the next phase of the All Up Round (AUR) Joint Warhead flight test program, which the U.S. Navy is developing in partnership with the Army's Rapid Deployment and Critical Technologies Directorate. In 2024, the program conducted two more full-scale tests of the AUR, which is scheduled to be fielded by both the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Army.

The Pentagon said the CPS program has been making lengthy preparations for the missile's first deployment aboard the USS Zumwalt destroyer. In particular, an extensive campaign of ground tests on an air-launch test bed was implemented to verify the launch method.

The data obtained during the latest flight test will be used for further development, production of the AUR and the first application of the cold gas method on a surface platform.

The department notes that the rapid development and demonstration of hypersonic sea-based conventional weapon strike systems, enhances the U.S. ability to effectively deter and, if necessary,

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