The U.S. Air Force is establishing framework agreements for the Family of Affordable Mass Missiles (FAMM) to procure thousands of low-cost cruise missiles (e.g., Anduril Barracuda-500, CoAspire RAACM, Zone 5 Rusty Dagger). The innovation is the shift to mass, affordable standoff munitions—including palletized airlifter-dropped and aircraft-carried variants—aimed at enabling high-volume strikes at a fraction of traditional JASSM costs.
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missileside: natofirst seen 2026-05-01
USAF FAMM program for mass-produced low-cost cruise missiles (250–500 mi)
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- Defense News · https://www.defensenews.com/industry/techwatch/2026/07/15/us-air-force-turns-to-cheaper-cruise-missiles-it-can-buy-by-the-thousand/US Air Force turns to cheaper cruise missiles it can buy by the thousands