The U.S. Navy has publicly revealed a previously little-known next-generation air-to-air weapon, the AIM-424 Long Range Air-to-Air Missile, or LRAAM, officially named “Malice.”
Raytheon’s SPY-6(V)3 radar has completed acceptance trials aboard USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), the second Gerald R. Ford-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.
RTX said its Raytheon business will sharply increase Tomahawk cruise missile production for the U.S. Navy under a $22.9 billion multi-year contract.
The Department of War said the award will increase deliveries to the Joint Force while supporting a broader expansion of U.S. munitions manufacturing capacity.
RTX is investing ahead of higher defense production, adding manufacturing capacity and new suppliers as Raytheon prepares for increased munitions output.
RTX said it is working with Boeing and the U.S. Department of War to accelerate production of key components for the Standard Missile-3 family of interceptors.
RTX is preparing its supply chain for significantly higher munitions production as the company works to turn five U.S. framework agreements into firm contracts, CEO Chris Calio said.
Collins Aerospace has won a U.S. Army contract worth up to $472 million to support modernization and sustainment of the CH-47 Chinook helicopter fleet.
Raytheon and Composite Energy Technologies have demonstrated the submerged launch capability of HADALUS, a new long-endurance unmanned undersea vehicle during a U.S. Navy exercise.
Raytheon is expanding production capacity for its Standard Missile family as it works to accelerate interceptor deliveries for U.S. and allied missile defense.
The U.S. Department of War has awarded RTX a $536 million framework agreement to continue production and sustainment of the BGM-71 TOW anti-tank guided missile family.
RTX has secured a production agreement worth up to $745.4 million for SM-3 Block IIA ballistic missile interceptors.
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