A defense startup says it can fix America's ammo problem with China using a new low-cost cruise missile
Anduril says its new cruise missile, the Barracuda, can be produced en masse and cheaply.
Three variants have been revealed so far: the Barracuda-100, the Barracuda-250, and the Barracuda-500.
The missile family starts with the Barracuda-100, which can carry a payload of 35 pounds at a maximum range of 85 nautical miles when air-launched, and caps off with the Barracuda-500, which carries a payload of 100 pounds with a range of 500 nautical miles.
The startup described the guided munition as "50% less time to produce, 95% fewer tools, 50% fewer parts — at a fraction of the cost,"
"This is not designed to go specifically and rigidly at one specific problem," Anduril's chief strategy officer, "We have designed Barracuda to be able to range across a series of targets — from ground-based targets to maritime targets to others."
Anduril says its new cruise missile, the Barracuda, can be produced en masse and cheaply.
Three variants have been revealed so far: the Barracuda-100, the Barracuda-250, and the Barracuda-500.
The missile family starts with the Barracuda-100, which can carry a payload of 35 pounds at a maximum range of 85 nautical miles when air-launched, and caps off with the Barracuda-500, which carries a payload of 100 pounds with a range of 500 nautical miles.
The startup described the guided munition as "50% less time to produce, 95% fewer tools, 50% fewer parts — at a fraction of the cost,"
"This is not designed to go specifically and rigidly at one specific problem," Anduril's chief strategy officer, "We have designed Barracuda to be able to range across a series of targets — from ground-based targets to maritime targets to others."
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