The Defense Department's first-of-its-kind plan to bulk-buy 516 Naval Strike Missiles (NSM) in fiscal year 2024 under a five-year contract would save $153.6 million and bring greater stability to the industrial base, according to the DOD comptroller's office . With the Naval Strike Missile program fully funded across the future years defense program, the Navy said it has a “high degree of confidence” in the projected savings estimate offered in the FY-24 defense budget, which was described as “cost avoidance.”...
