The U.S. Navy is gearing up to begin the modular missile program, a next-generation effort that aims to bring a new series of missiles to the service amid hypersonic threats and the need for increased magazine capacity across the fleet. A notice for an upcoming industry day stated that the Navy Modular Missile program will include multiple variants, specifying a dedicated long-range hypersonic missile and configurations covering existing short, medium and extended-range weapons. Last week’s notice for an upcoming industry day for the Navy Modular Missile program was the first mention of the program since the speeches of former Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro and a 2021 solicitation on rocket boosters. “As TRAM [Transferrable Reload At-sea Method] delivers an at-sea missile reload capability for the fleet, we look forward to working with industry to improve our missile supply through efforts like the Naval Modular Missile (NMM) program. The Navy Modular Missile comes amid the service’s broader modernization to face modern naval threats, marking an evolution from the fleet’s Cold War-era Standard Missile series.