**Germany to receive long-range cruise missiles next year.**

The American-Israeli military company **Covenant** is planning to begin mass production of long-range cruise missiles, the **Anthem**, at a plant in Saxony (near Leipzig) **starting in early 2027.**

The plant covers an area of approximately 10,200 m², and **95% of the components will be sourced from Europe.** Most of the parts are commercially available on the market.

In the initial phase (**the first quarter of 2027**), the production volume will be **around 1,000 missiles per year.** The goal is to increase production capacity to **5,000 units per year by 2028** ().

Similar production facilities with comparable capacity are being built in the United States (up to **5,000 missiles per year**) and in Israel (**2,000 missiles per year**).

The missile is designed to be launched from **land-based or sea-based platforms** and can carry a payload of **more than 200 kg** to a range of **over 1,600 km** ().

It is positioned as a relatively inexpensive (**less than $1 million**), **mass-producible "deep strike" system** intended to **address the shortage of precision long-range weapons among NATO countries**, particularly due to the inability to acquire Tomahawk missiles from the United States due to depleted stockpiles.

It is likely that these missiles will soon be **launched from Ukrainian territory** against targets deep within Russia (possibly even before the first quarter of 2027). This will inevitably **raise the question of retaliatory measures within Germany**, given the direct strikes against the Russian Federation.

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