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The missiles are designed to have a range exceeding 1500 kilometers and are seen as a potential alternative to Tomahawk missiles.","category":"Conflict & Security","area":null,"publishedAt":"2026-08-28T21:25:11.583Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-08-28T20:52:33.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-29T16:45:12.656Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":60,"critic":65,"hype":20,"notes":{"trust":"Central claim attributed to Reuters and named sources; one full report and five digests published.","critic":"Reporting includes context on Germany's search for alternatives and quotes from affected parties.","hype":"Headline language is measured and proportionate to the story's content."}},"tags":["#MissileProduction","#DefenseIndustry","#Germany","#UnitedStates","#Covenant"],"entities":["Covenant","Leipzig","Tomahawk missiles","Thiel Capital","Andreessen Horowitz","Founders Fund"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["US defense company Covenant plans to start producing intermediate-range missiles near Leipzig from 2027.","The missiles are intended to have a range of over 1500 kilometers.","The planned production is seen as a potential alternative to Tomahawk missiles.","Covenant is reportedly backed by US investors including Thiel Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, and Founders Fund."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"US defense company Covenant plans to begin producing intermediate-range missiles near Leipzig from 2027, according to multiple reports citing sources. The missiles are intended to have a range of over 1500 kilometers. This planned production is seen as a potential alternative to Tomahawk missiles, which Germany is currently not receiving from the US. Covenant is reportedly backed by US investors including Thiel Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, and Founders Fund. The company also has entities and activities in Israel."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on production volume"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The n-tv report states that an annual production of up to 1000 missiles is possible. Handelsblatt also reports that the Covenant company plans to produce up to 1000 projectiles per year in Saxony."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the centre or right-rated reports mention the specific US investors backing Covenant, such as Thiel Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, and Founders Fund, nor do they mention the company's entities and activities in Israel. 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