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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

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

Timeline

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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).

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Capabilities2

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.

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