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30/08/2026 - 21:14 GMT+2

US defence contractor Covenant plans to start producing medium-range missiles near Leipzig from 2027, according to sources, with up to 1,000 missiles a year thought to be possible.

The plans could bring a previously little-known cruise missile into greater focus in Germany. But what is actually known about the new weapon?

A reported range of more than 1,500 kilometres