Pentagon strikes agreements with defense firms on containerized missiles

The Pentagon is set to announce on Wednesday framework agreements that position it to potentially acquire over 10,000 low-cost, containerized missiles over three years starting in 2027.A statement seen by Reuters ahead of its release said that the Pentagon’s agreements are with Anduril, CoAspire, Leidos and Zone 5, and will together launch the “Low-Cost Containerized Munitions (LCCM) program.”For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.The assessment phase of the program will involve purchasing test missiles from all four companies starting in June 2026. The statement did not provide a cost or specify the weapons systems from the four firms, but said the agreements established the terms for future firm-fixed-price production contracts.The Army has long touted containerized weapons systems as a low-cost, mobile way to deploy missiles in standard shipping containers.A separate agreement with defense startup Castelion lays out a plan to award a

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