Raytheon, US seal five landmark deals to expand munitions production

Raytheon has signed five landmark agreements with the US Department of War to expand production of critical munitions and strengthen US defense readiness.

The agreements are aimed at increasing production capacity and accelerating deliveries of the land attack and maritime strike variants of the Tomahawk, AMRAAM missiles, Standard Missile‑3 Block IB (SM‑3 IB) and Block IIA (SM‑3 IIA) interceptors, as well as the Standard Missile‑6 (SM‑6).

As global demand for these precision munitions continues to grow, these up-to-seven-year agreements establish frameworks to build on the company’s previous investments to expand production.

Under the frameworks, RTX will increase annual production of Tomahawks to more than 1,000, AMRAAMs to at least 1,900, and SM-6 to more than 500. RTX will also increase production of SM-3 IIA and accelerate production of the SM-3 IB. Many of these munitions will grow 2 to 4 times their existing production rates.

“These agreements redefine how government and industry can partner to speed the delivery of critical technologies and are a direct result of the administration’s Acquisition Transformation Strategy and commitment to deliver the best technologies faster,” said RTX CEO and Chairman Chris Calio .

“We are proud to support the department’s Arsenal of Freedom to ensure the United States and its allies and partners have the decisive edge — now and in the future.”

RTX has invested heavily in capacity expansion to accelerate production of several critical munitions and will continue investing in capacity expansion and production acceleration projects. Production under these framework agreements will be completed at Raytheon facilities in Tucson, Ariz., Huntsville, Ala., and Andover, Mass.

According to Raytheon, Tomahawk cruise missile is a precision weapon launched from ships and submarines and can strike targets precisely from 1,000 miles away, even in heavily defended airspace. US and allied militaries have flight-tested the Tomahawk over 550 times and used it in an operational environment more than 2,300 times.

Standard Missile-6 is the only missile that supports anti-air warfare, anti-surface warfare and sea-based terminal ballistic missile defense in one solution. It has been successfully fired from various US Navy ships and launchers on land.

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