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Pentagon Signs Framework Deals To Rapidly Buy Low-Cost Cruise Missiles, New Hypersonic Weapon

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, May 13th, 2026

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Pentagon Signs Framework Deals To Rapidly Buy Low-Cost Cruise Missiles, New Hypersonic Weapon

Rendering of Leidos' new Low-Cost Containerized Munitions (LCCM) Photo: Leidos.

The Pentagon on Wednesday announced new framework agreements to advance on rapidly fielding thousands of low-cost cruise missiles over the next few years and a deal to move forward on building out hundreds of the Blackbeard hypersonic strike weapon. The Low-Cost Containerized Missiles (LCCM) program includes working with Anduril, CoAspire, Leidos [LDOS] and Zone 5 Technologies to scale up production of their lethal strike capabilities, with plans to procure over 10,000 systems between 2027 and 2029. “These agreements will rapidly…

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