SOCOM’s Black Arrow in the Quiver

From yesterday’s DOD/DOW contract announcements, emphasis mine: Leidos Inc., Reston, Virginia, is being awarded a $27,202,497 fixed-price incentive (firm-target) contract modification (H9240826CE001P0001), for the procurement of All Up Rounds for the AGM-190A Small Cruise Missile program, in support of U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). Fiscal 2025 procurement funds in the amount of $548,665; and fiscal 2026 procurement funds in the amount of $23,653,832, will be obligated at time of award. The total award amount is $24,202,497. The work will be performed in Huntsville, Alabama, and is expected to be completed by Feb. 26, 2029. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. USSOCOM, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, is the contracting activity. Meet the AGM-190A Small Cruise Missile In the interest of “quantity has a quality all its own,” the AGM-190 Black Arrow SCM is almost as basic as it gets. It weighs right at or under 200 pounds. The above means the…