Overview
- Air Force Special Operations Command said its AGM-190A Havoc Spear passed a combat evaluation after two missiles were fired from an AC-130J against separate targets in the U.S. Africa Command area of responsibility during spring 2026.
- U.S. Special Operations Command awarded Leidos about $27.2 million for low‑rate initial production of roughly 45 missiles, which officials say should begin arriving around next fall and will be used for more testing and training.
- AFSOC says the LRIP unit cost is about $600,000 each because of the small buy while its long‑term goal is an all‑up‑round price of $200,000 to $350,000 as production scales.
- Havoc Spear is a 200‑pound‑class, modular small cruise missile with a reported range greater than 400 nautical miles and a Pratt & Whitney TJ150 engine, and AFSOC plans to fit it to many special operations and conventional platforms in multiple launch modes.
- Leidos says it can scale production rapidly and is developing palletized and non‑kinetic variants, but officials warn that the fast CRADA development path still requires more certification, integration and logistics work before wide deployment and mass buys under broader Air Force efforts like the FAMM program.