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Freedom Eagle-1

Solid-rocket counter-UAS missile (originally BlueHalo) for Group 2-3 drones with RF seeker and 20 lb warhead; Army NGCM winner.

by AeroVironment

PrototypeAir

Solid-rocket counter-UAS missile (originally BlueHalo) for Group 2-3 drones with RF seeker and 20 lb warhead; Army NGCM winner.

Timeline

No milestones recorded for Freedom Eagle-1 yet. The timeline fills in as unveilings, tests, contracts and deliveries are sourced.

Technologies2

Supply chain inputs1

  • Solid rocket motors

    Subsystem

    US supply consolidated from six makers to two between 2000 and 2015 (Aerojet Rocketdyne, now L3Harris, and Orbital ATK, now Northrop Grumman). DoD calls the narrow supplier base a bottleneck and has funded new entrants (Anduril, X-Bow, Ursa Major) and sub-tier suppliers through DPA Title III, while Northrop and L3Harris expand capacity.

    CriticalReported

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Cost to the government

  • Unit cost (per round)Confirmed
    $336K
    Then-year $ · 24 units · FY2027

    PB2027 request, OPA BA2 line AD0500 sub-item AD0516: Next Generation C-UAS Missile (NGCM) all-up round $336.292K x 24 ($8.071M). Exhibit does not name the vendor; FE-1 was selected as the NGCM design in Oct 2025 (TWZ).

    The War Zone

Unit costs and contract unit prices for this product, and budget figures for the programs that buy it. Each figure states its dollar basis and links its source; contract values are under Programs & awards.

News1

Sources2

  1. 1.
    NewsAeroVironment's Freedom Eagle-1 Picked As New Counter-Drone Interceptor For U.S. Army

    The War Zone · Oct 22, 2025 · Supports: Cost, System, System · system input:solid-rocket-motors

    “AeroVironment announced that the FE-1 had been selected as the winning design for what the Army has been calling the Next-Generation C-UAS Missile (NGCM)”
  2. 2.
    Government recordArmy FY 2027 Budget Estimates: Other Procurement, Army Justification Book Vol 2, BA2 Communications & Electronics

    U.S. Army, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller) · Supports: Cost · amount

    “Next Generation CUAS Missile (NGCM) AUR - - - - - - - - - 336.292 24 8.071”

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