# Why a US startup wants to mass-produce cruise missiles in Germany

https://mins.news/en/video/52491

- DW News, 2026-09-10 04:20 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0TEWTJy0O0

> US defense startup Covenant plans to produce up to 5,000 long-range cruise missiles annually in eastern Germany. Its Anthem missile is intended to be cheaper and easier to manufacture at scale than existing systems. Reports say Germany’s Bundeswehr may seek to buy it as Berlin and its allies rethink deterrence after the war in Ukraine.

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