The framework is intended to support higher production rates for both SM-3 variants as demand for the interceptors increases.
Lockheed Martin is preparing to test a space-based interceptor designed to engage ballistic missile threats during the first minutes after launch.
Northrop Grumman Chief Executive Officer Kathy Warden said more than $3 billion in new multi-year framework agreements will increase production and speed deliveries of technologies used in U.S. integrated air and missile defense.
The platform will allow registered organisations to submit concepts and designs directly to programme decision-makers.
Lockheed Martin has received a $211 million U.S. Department of War contract to produce and deliver additional THAAD launchers for the United Arab Emirates.
SciTec, a Firefly Aerospace company, has received a $93.7 million U.S. Space Force award to modernize ground-based radar infrastructure.
Boeing is evaluating the technology for use across its integrated air and missile defense, direct attack and cruise missile portfolios.
Northrop Grumman has unveiled Raid Hunter, a new 50mm Gun-Based Air Defense system designed to counter cruise missiles, drone swarms and other high-volume aerial threats.
Lockheed Martin has won a Missile Defense Agency contract to modernize the digital simulation framework used to test the U.S. missile defense system.
Lockheed Martin said the investment is intended to move new technologies from concept to tested hardware in months rather than years.
The Pentagon aims to begin testing space-based missile interceptors by the end of 2026, with the first orbital flight demonstrations planned for 2027, Bloomberg reported.
RTX has secured a production agreement worth up to $745.4 million for SM-3 Block IIA ballistic missile interceptors.
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