Leidos Taps X-Bow for Army Low-Cost Cruise Missile Rocket Motors
Washington – October 12, 2026 -- Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) has selected X-Bow Systems to develop and produce the booster motors for the U.S. Army's Low-Cost Containerized Munition (LCCM), with full-rate production at scale planned for 2027. X-Bow announced the award at the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Annual Meeting and Exposition.
X-Bow enters design, qualification and static-fire phase ahead of 2027 production
Under the agreement, X-Bow will move through design, qualification testing and static fires before ramping to full-rate output. Leidos will produce the munitions in large quantities.
LCCM advances the Department of War's "Arsenal of Freedom" initiative
The award places X-Bow in one of the fastest-growing segments of U.S. defense spending: rebuilding a domestic solid rocket motor industrial base long concentrated among a handful of large suppliers, and fielding precision munitions in volume.