
Pentagon outlines plan to buy 10,000 low-cost cruise missiles in three years
The Defense Department says new framework agreements could support procurement of more than 10,000 lower-cost cruise missiles starting in 2027, alongside a parallel push for low-cost hypersonic weapons.
- The Pentagon says it wants a pathway to procure more than 10,000 low-cost cruise missiles in three years starting in 2027.
- Framework agreements name Anduril, CoAspire, Leidos, and Zone 5 for the cruise-missile effort and Castelion for hypersonics.












