wˌaɪl mˈoʊst dɪvˈɛləpmənt ʌv sˌiːˈɛl twˈɛnti hˈæzbiːn fˈiːldᵻd baɪ ðə θˌaɪoʊkˈɑːl kˌɔːɹpɚɹˈeɪʃən, ðə jˌuːˈɛs nˈeɪvi θɹuː ˌoʊˌɛnˈɑːɹ hɐz ˈɔːlsoʊ bˌɪn ˈɪntɹɛstᵻd ɪn sˌiːˈɛl twˈɛnti fɔːɹ jˈuːs ɪn ɹˈɑːkɪt pɹəpˈɛlənts, sˈʌtʃ ɐz fɔːɹ mˈɪsəlz, æz ɪt hɐz lˈoʊɚɹ əbzˌɜːvəbˈɪlᵻɾi kˌæɹɪktɚɹˈɪstɪks sˈʌtʃ ɐz lˈɛs vˈɪzᵻbəl smˈoʊk.
While most development of CL-20 has been fielded by the Thiokol Corporation, the US Navy (through ONR) has also been interested in CL-20 for use in rocket propellants, such as for missiles, as it has lower observability characteristics such as less visible smoke.