The U.S. Navy announced that it has signed five agreements worth a total of $743.57 million to advance development of the Nuclear Sea-Launched Cruise Missile (SLCM-N), a nuclear-capable, sea-based cruise missile…
Led by the Navy’s Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) office, the program aims to expand nuclear deterrence options.
Work under the agreements covers missile development, flight-system integration, and launch canister design.
Planned for integration on Virginia-class attack submarines, the missile would give those boats a non-strategic nuclear strike capability.
Dynetics, Raytheon, Northrop Grumman, and Pacific Engineering will carry out the development work, which is targeted for completion by the end of 2027…