Updated
Updated · Defense Daily Network · Jul 24
DIU Budgets $250 Million for Long-Range Strike Demos, Targeting Production in 12-18 Months
Updated
Updated · Defense Daily Network · Jul 24

DIU Budgets $250 Million for Long-Range Strike Demos, Targeting Production in 12-18 Months

3 articles · Updated · Defense Daily Network · Jul 24

Summary

  • $250 million has been set aside for DIU’s Ground-Based Affordable Mass effort to fund demonstrations in the coming months and move promising systems into rapid production.
  • The Pentagon said it is seeking mature, affordable long-range precision strike weapons that can scale quickly, reflecting a push to generate mass long-range effects at lower cost in future conflicts.
  • The G-BAM challenge, launched earlier Friday, set a three-month demo timeline and a 12-18 month production goal for systems meeting military requirements.
  • Those requirements include more than 600 nautical miles of range, payloads above 35 pounds, unit costs below $250,000 per round and production capacity of more than 100 a month.

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