US Firm Leidos Mobilizes 14-State Supply Chain to Build Thousands of Low-Cost Cruise Missiles

Leidos brought missile-component suppliers together on September 26 to prepare production of its Low-Cost Containerized Missile and AGM-190A Havoc Spear across 14 US states. Manufacturing will be concentrated in Huntsville, Alabama, and McEwen, Tennessee, supporting a framework agreement for an initial 3,000 LCCM weapons. Initial LCCM deliveries for testing are expected in 2027, with full-rate production anticipated in 2028 and 2029. Havoc Spear deliveries to Air Force Special Operations Command have begun, while a separate summer 2026 order for 45 missiles is scheduled to start deliveries in autumn 2027.