Pentagon expands low-cost missile procurement via LCCMP framework: 10,000 cruise missiles plus 500 hypersonics annually starting
The U.S. Defense Department has launched framework agreements to mass-produce more than 10,000 containerized low-cost cruise missiles over coming years and to procure low-cost hypersonic missiles at a rate of 500 per year. Deals with Anduril, CoAspire, Leidos and Zone 5 are slated to scale production beginning in 2027 under the Low Cost Containerization Munitions Program (LCCMP).