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Compact Air-to-Air Missile (CAAM)

U.S. Navy short-range 'inner boundary' air-to-air missile effort aimed at internal carriage on stealthy aircraft. In October 2026 the Navy awarded Ursa Major $91 million to develop and qualify a 7-inch solid rocket motor for it.

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    Ursa Major · Oct 5, 2026 · Supports Program

    “Contracts include funding for $91M for the Compact Air-to-Air Missile solid rocket motor and $46M for the Naval Modular Missile Quad-Pack Medium-Range motor”
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    ASDNews · Oct 5, 2026 · Supports Program

    “For CAAM, an air-launched missile for current and next-generation aircraft”
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    The War Zone · Supports Program

    “Compact Air-to-Air Missile (CAAM) effort is a future inner boundary weapon.”

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