Lower Cost Missiles
for America
Missiles are so expensive that America can't afford to win.
Tomahawk missile cost has increased 10x in 40 years
America takes too long to develop new weapons.
"The U.S. averages sixteen years to deliver a major weapons system. The People's Republic of China (PRC) delivers systems in approximately seven years. That's nine years of the PRC being in the game before the U.S. even takes the field."
General Duke Z. Richardson
Commander of Air Force Materiel Command
Little competition after decades of mergers
Outdated Products
High Prices
No Incentive to Innovate
Traditional players make the Ferrari of missiles.
Elaborate Designs
Hard to Mass Produce
Expensive Components
We make the Volkswagen of missiles.
Simplified Design
Optimized for Production
Commercial Electronics
Why Vertical Integration?
SpaceX showed how vertical integration decreases cost and schedule
Every dollar sent out of the company actually costs $4
Incumbents only assemble subsystems like rocket motors