Family of Affordable Mass Missiles
USAF program to mass-produce affordable, expendable cruise missiles from multiple vendors.
The Family of Affordable Mass Missiles (FAMM) is a US Air Force / Department of War initiative targeting 28,000 low-cost cruise missiles across three vendors (Anduril's Barracuda-500, CoAspire's RAACM, and Zone 5 Technologies' Rusty Dagger) over 5 years for $12.6B, at a target unit cost of ~$218,000 versus $1.3M+ for the JASSM.
Program detail
- Agency
- US Air Force / Department of War
- Acronym
- FAMM
- Budget
- $12.6B for 28,000 missiles across 3 vendors over 5 years (up to 8,000/yr, ~$218k/round target unit cost)
- Phase
- Multi-year framework agreements signed Jul 15 2026; deliveries begin 2027
- Domain
- Affordable long-range cruise missiles
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Frequently asked
- What is Family of Affordable Mass Missiles?
- The Family of Affordable Mass Missiles (FAMM) is a US Air Force / Department of War initiative targeting 28,000 low-cost cruise missiles across three vendors (Anduril's Barracuda-500, CoAspire's RAACM, and Zone 5 Technologies' Rusty Dagger) over 5 years for $12.6B, at a target unit cost of ~$218,000 versus $1.3M+ for the JASSM.
- Which agency runs Family of Affordable Mass Missiles?
- Family of Affordable Mass Missiles is run by US Air Force / Department of War and is also known as FAMM.
- What is the budget for Family of Affordable Mass Missiles?
- Family of Affordable Mass Missiles has a budget of $12.6B for 28,000 missiles across 3 vendors over 5 years (up to 8,000/yr, ~$218k/round target unit cost), currently in its Multi-year framework agreements signed Jul 15 2026; deliveries begin 2027 phase.
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DoW signed framework agreements with Anduril (Barracuda-500), CoAspire (RAACM) and Zone 5 Technologies (Rusty Dagger); program targets 28,000 missiles / $12.6B over 5 years starting FY2027, target unit cost ~$218,000 vs $1.3M+ for JASSM
Defense News: US Air Force turns to cheaper cruise missiles it can buy by the thousandsVerified2026-07-15