The Pentagon announced framework agreements to procure 10,000+ low-cost cruise missiles and scale low-cost hypersonic missiles, emphasizing containerized/ground- and ship-launchable designs for flexible standoff strike. The novelty is the push toward high-volume, fixed-price production of containerized launch concepts and modular cruise missiles (e.g., surface-launched Barracuda-500M, enlarged AGM-190A-derived LCCM) to rapidly expand stockpiles and complicate targeting.
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missileside: natofirst seen 2024-01-01
Pentagon plans mass procurement of low-cost containerized cruise missiles (LCCM)
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- The War Zone · https://www.twz.com/sea/10000-low-cost-cruise-missiles-in-three-years-procurement-plan-laid-out-by-pentagon10,000 Low-Cost Cruise Missiles In Three Years Procurement Plan Laid Out By Pentagon (Updated)