{"id":28977,"date":"2026-09-09T13:05:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T10:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/?p=28977"},"modified":"2026-09-09T13:05:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T10:05:15","slug":"covenant-anthem-cruise-missile-production","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/science-tech\/covenant-anthem-cruise-missile-production\/","title":{"rendered":"Covenant has unveiled the Anthem winged missile for mass production"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"news-lead\">The American defence start-up Covenant has unveiled the Anthem ground-launched cruise missile, with a payload of over 200 kilograms. The company has stated that it aims to achieve a unit price in the mid six-figure range once full-scale production begins, has around $150 million in orders and expects to produce a total of 12,000 missiles per year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"news-summary-box\">\n<p><strong>Briefly about the main points<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Anthem carries a payload of over 200 kilograms.<\/li>\n<li>Covenant has set a target price in the mid six-figure range.<\/li>\n<li>The company announced an order worth approximately 150 million dollars.<\/li>\n<li>An international buyer is expecting the German missiles by the end of 2026.<\/li>\n<li>Deliveries to the US Army are scheduled for 2027.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Testing and the intended use of the rocket<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Anthem<\/strong> It uses a solid-fuelled rocket engine for launch and a heavy-fuel jet engine during cruise flight. According to Covenant, the rocket has been tested in over 200 flights over the past 12 months.<\/p>\n<p>The company\u2019s management is focusing development on <a href=\"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/world\/pentagon-nova-strategiya\/\">The Pacific region<\/a> and a potential conflict with China. In such a scenario, land-based missiles could be launched from allied islands near China, without relying on manned aircraft or strike groups of warships.<\/p>\n<p>In April 2024, the US Army deployed to the north of a Philippine island for the first time <a href=\"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/world\/philippines-super-typhoon-fung-wong-evacuation\/\">Luson<\/a> the Mid-Range Capability Typhon system, capable of launching Tomahawk and SM-6 missiles. This is a practical example of the deployment of ground-based long-range systems in the region, but does not imply the integration of Anthem into Typhon.<\/p>\n<h2>Orders and schedule for the first deliveries<\/h2>\n<p>Covenant has announced that it has already secured orders worth approximately $150 million. According to the start-up\u2019s management, an international client is due to start receiving Anthem units assembled in Germany by the end of 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The company expects deliveries to the US Army to begin in 2027. At that point, Covenant plans to start generating revenue as shipment volumes increase.<\/p>\n<p>The manufacturer has not named the international customer. Meanwhile, interest in ground-based long-range, high-precision strike systems is growing in Europe: Germany is considering a purchase <a href=\"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/world\/ukrayinski-rakety-flamingo-nimechchyna\/\">Tomahawk<\/a> and Typhon launch systems, whilst our European partners are developing the ELSA programme.<\/p>\n<h2>Three factories and a supply chain for components<\/h2>\n<p>Covenant\u2019s new 105,000-square-foot factory in Dallas is set to reach a production rate of 5,000 rockets per year. A site of a similar size in Saxony is also designed to produce 5,000 units, whilst the plant in northern Israel is designed for 2,000.<\/p>\n<p>The company stated that it is not reliant on a single supplier: it has engaged three manufacturers of solid-propellant engines and is working on bringing a fourth on board. Covenant has also signed long-term agreements to supply over 4,000 jet engines over the next two years.<\/p>\n<p>Covenant was founded in 2024. The start-up has raised over 250 million dollars from investors, including Andreessen Horowitz and Founders Fund, and has more than 200 employees in the US, Germany and Israel.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Covenant has developed the Anthem winged rocket, with a payload of over 200 kg, and plans to produce up to 12,000 units each year.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":207433346,"featured_media":28976,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_description":"Covenant \u0440\u043e\u0437\u0440\u043e\u0431\u0438\u043b\u0430 \u043a\u0440\u0438\u043b\u0430\u0442\u0443 \u0440\u0430\u043a\u0435\u0442\u0443 Anthem \u0456\u0437 \u043d\u0430\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0442\u0430\u0436\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044f\u043c \u043f\u043e\u043d\u0430\u0434 200 \u043a\u0433 \u0456 \u043f\u043b\u0430\u043d\u0443\u0454 \u0432\u0438\u0440\u043e\u0431\u043b\u044f\u0442\u0438 \u0434\u043e 12 \u0442\u0438\u0441\u044f\u0447 \u043e\u0434\u0438\u043d\u0438\u0446\u044c \u0449\u043e\u0440\u043e\u043a\u0443.","rank_math_title":"\u0420\u0430\u043a\u0435\u0442\u0430 Anthem Covenant: \u0446\u0456\u043d\u0430, \u0445\u0430\u0440\u0430\u043a\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0438 \u0439 \u0432\u0438\u0440\u043e\u0431\u043d\u0438\u0446\u0442\u0432\u043e","rank_math_focus_keyword":"Anthem","td_subtitle":"","subtitle":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[805620],"tags":[806764],"class_list":["post-28977","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-science-tech","tag-806764"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28977","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/207433346"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28977"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28977\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28978,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28977\/revisions\/28978"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28976"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28977"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28977"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28977"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}