Overview
- The AGM-190A Havoc Spear met AFSOC requirements after a combat evaluation that included two launches from an AC-130J that struck separate targets in spring 2026.
- The missile is a roughly 200‑pound modular cruise weapon with a reported range of more than 400 nautical miles and an estimated low‑rate initial production unit cost near $600,000.
- USSOCOM awarded Leidos a $27.2 million contract on July 8 to begin production and AFSOC expects missiles from that order to begin arriving around next fall.
- AFSOC plans to train crews and integrate the Havoc Spear across special operations and conventional platforms in multiple launch modes as operational testing and delivery schedules allow.
- Leidos says its Huntsville facility can scale output and is developing non‑kinetic and palletized variants, a move that could broaden mission options and help fit the weapon into broader mass‑munitions buys.